Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory6.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140619
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 02 '21 at 09:19
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 105
2-Core 208
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 400
54% 400 Pts
64-Core 399
25% 399 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 420
Gigabyte(1458 362F) 2GB
CLim: 699 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
1.51% Terrible
Lighting 2
Reflection 3.7
Parallax 0.7
2% 2.13 fps
MRender 3
Gravity 2.1
Splatting 0.2
1% 1.77 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.51%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Virtual Disk 56GB
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 7.5 0.4 0.3 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
19.3% Very poor
Read 48
Write 48
Mixed 44.3
SusWrite 14.7
29% 38.8 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 7.2
4K Mixed 7.9
1,311% 7.43 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 19.3%
Great: 52%
Virtual Disk 500GB
179GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 8.3 0.5 0.5 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 5% Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix DMT451E6AFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
59.5% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.6
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 17.8
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,298 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $288
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