Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics142% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-S2H  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 29 '21 at 11:32
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4771-$129
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
63.4% Good
Memory 67.9
1-Core 97.7
2-Core 182
65% 116 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 425
48% 374 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
142% Outstanding
Lighting 207
Reflection 191
Parallax 182
168% 193 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 144
Splatting 131
122% 152 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 142%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP600 128GB
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.9
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 307
Write 72
Mixed 97.5
34% 159 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 41.4
4K Mixed 16.2
69% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 217
DQ Write 78.1
DQ Mixed 54.8
65% 117 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
98GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 32 33 40 30 37 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Read 5.2
Write 12
Mixed 13.2
SusWrite 32.1
12% 15.6 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0
6% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
196GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 110 109 107 110 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
78% Very good
Read 162
Write 162
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 110
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
49.4% Average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 16.5
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-S2H Builds (Compare 1,589 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $237
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