Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.5% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140120
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 24 '22 at 11:33
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4130-$42
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
44.6% Average
Memory 55.3
1-Core 48.9
2-Core 130
44% 78.2 Pts
4-Core 197
8-Core 194
26% 196 Pts
64-Core 226
14% 226 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.15.4279
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
2.5% Terrible
Lighting 2.8
Reflection 5.4
Parallax 4.3
2% 4.17 fps
MRender 3.4
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 4.5
3% 3.43 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.5%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 48 64 58 69 55 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
34.5% Below average
Read 66.7
Write 71.1
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 53.3
41% 56 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 54%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
332GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 92 94 94 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 69.1
Write 86.2
Mixed 59.6
SusWrite 95.3
57% 77.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingmax FLFG45F-8DKM9 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
16.7% Very poor
MC Read 5.5
MC Write 4.8
MC Mixed 5.4
15% 5.23 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 5.6
16% 5.77 GB/s
Latency 142
28% 142 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,292 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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