Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 44.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-HD2  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140120
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateJan 22 '22 at 11:39
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User BRB-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G3240-$51
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
44.2% Average
Memory 62.8
1-Core 87.1
2-Core 178
61% 109 Pts
4-Core 146
8-Core 175
21% 161 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.79% Terrible
Lighting 2
Reflection 2
Parallax 3.4
2% 2.47 fps
MRender 4.2
Gravity 1.2
Splatting 2.5
2% 2.63 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.79%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
855GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 77 125 169 166 169 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 104
Write 84.9
Mixed 57
SusWrite 136
70% 95.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.4
103% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
288GB free
Firmware: CC3E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 101 104 106 106 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 75
Write 91.8
Mixed 54
SusWrite 104
60% 81.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 0420 12GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
44.1% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 15
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 12.1
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-HD2 Builds (Compare 106 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2

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