Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive55.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150812
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '21 at 17:29
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790S-$60
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 89.1
2-Core 220
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 554
59% 472 Pts
64-Core 572
35% 572 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Sapphire(1DA2 E353) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1354 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.3.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Lighting 64.1
Reflection 64.3
Parallax 86.9
52% 71.8 fps
MRender 66.2
Gravity 67.3
Splatting 47.4
48% 60.3 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ramsta S800 120GB
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 212 214 216 216 216 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 471
Write 17.5
Mixed 30.4
SusWrite 214
40% 183 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 18.2
4K Mixed 9.9
68% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 92.5
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 17
36% 71.6 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 79%
Samsung HD252HJ 250GB
207GB free
Firmware: 1114
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 86 87 87 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 88.5
Write 94.5
Mixed 61.6
SusWrite 87
61% 82.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BA160B.C16F 0423 Team-Elite-1600 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
59.8% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 17.1
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 20.3
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,297 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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