Gigabyte GA-H61MS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive59.2% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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-H61MS  (all builds)
Memory7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160923
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 26 '21 at 13:00
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3470S
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470S CPU @ 2.90GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 98.9
2-Core 188
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 348
48% 353 Pts
64-Core 353
22% 353 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.5% Terrible
Lighting 1.7
Reflection 1.2
Parallax 1.5
1% 1.47 fps
MRender 3.2
Gravity 1.1
Splatting 2.1
2% 2.13 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.5%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKJ4.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 231 229 228 227 227 MB/s
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
59.2% Above average
Read 238
Write 213
Mixed 208
SusWrite 229
50% 222 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 49.9
4K Mixed 31.7
108% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 30.3
DQ Write 67
DQ Mixed 39.4
33% 45.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 100%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: CA14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 110 110 109 110 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 105
Write 99.7
Mixed 54.4
SusWrite 110
67% 92.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
34.6% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 9.7
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 10.7
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H61MS Builds (Compare 871 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61MS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $108
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