Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PV

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics16% 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 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-S2PV  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime9 Days
Run DateOct 27 '17 at 16:54
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 108
2-Core 209
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 415
56% 416 Pts
64-Core 391
24% 391 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5850
AMD(1002 0B00) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.9001.1001
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
16% Very poor
Lighting 22.1
Reflection 13.3
Parallax 20.1
18% 18.5 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 16.3
Splatting 16.3
12% 14.5 fps
Poor: 14%
This bench: 16%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
47% Average
Read 92.6
Write 71.2
Mixed 72
59% 78.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.28
76% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 47%
Great: 69%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149
62GB free
Firmware: 3.AAK Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
24.7% Poor
Read 43.3
Write 42.2
Mixed 41.7
32% 42.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.38
97% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 24.7%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
34.8% Below average
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 10.3
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 10.9
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-S2PV Builds (Compare 2,140 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-S2PV - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $315
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