Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive29.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150806
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateOct 13 '21 at 08:18
Run Duration246 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 208
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 522
53% 429 Pts
64-Core 543
34% 543 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1230 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.6.1
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36.4% Below average
Lighting 43
Reflection 57.8
Parallax 65.2
35% 55.3 fps
MRender 55.5
Gravity 48.2
Splatting 42.4
39% 48.7 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Fuhler C2004 256GB
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 81 88 23 42 7.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
29.5% Poor
Read 406
Write 379
Mixed 14
SusWrite 70.6
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 0.4
34% 9.03 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 115%
Toshiba HDWU110 1TB
455GB free
Firmware: MU2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 115 108 118 118 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 135
Write 147
Mixed 18
SusWrite 115
75% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
55.8% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 16.6
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 18.5
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 68.3
58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,306 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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