Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.8% 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 Drive	84.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140709
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '21 at 18:57
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	96%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Memory 74 1-Core 62.7 2-Core 124 53% 87 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 197 25% 187 Pts	64-Core 237 15% 237 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.8% Poor	Lighting 36.1 Reflection 38.1 Parallax 35.3 29% 36.5 fps	MRender 33.5 Gravity 36.5 Splatting 32.2 28% 34.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA500CM10003 500GB 6,074 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: STRSD013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 275 312 309 371 326 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 373 Write 362 Mixed 349 SusWrite 299 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 34.7 117% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 286 229% 321 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 136%
WDC WD40EFAX-68JH4N0 4TB 2,601 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 150 157 155 158 156 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 168 Write 169 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 150 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 1 24% 7.37 MB/s	DQ Read 1.4 DQ Write 10.6 DQ Mixed 2.3 3% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 38%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 869GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 115 116 115 117 117 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 117 Write 102 Mixed 61.4 SusWrite 113 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	42.1% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 14.2 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 12.1 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 92.4 43% 92.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 - $79

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	155x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	102x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	94x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	113x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	65x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	62x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	36x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	33x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	27x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	24x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $316

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16