Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20210310
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMar 16 '22 at 08:32
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4130-$41
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Memory 89.9
1-Core 21.3
2-Core 55.3
41% 55.5 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 198
21% 169 Pts
64-Core 233
14% 233 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
2.98% Terrible
Lighting 3.2
Reflection 2.4
Parallax 4.5
3% 3.37 fps
MRender 6.3
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 4.9
4% 4.53 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.98%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X01c62
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 217 210 201 59 3.7 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 322
Write 328
Mixed 294
SusWrite 154
62% 274 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 30.6
4K Mixed 20.7
69% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 78.4
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 119
101% 143 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
96GB free
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 12 17 14 38 29 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 27% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
158GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 27 41 29 32 43 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown FLGG45F-D8KMB 1337 FLGG45F-D8KJB 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.3% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.6
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 14.3
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,310 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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