Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive33.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150806
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 27 '22 at 11:08
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 53%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Memory 89.9
1-Core 64.9
2-Core 168
64% 108 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 312
42% 312 Pts
64-Core 324
20% 324 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Asus(1043 862A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
13.3% Very poor
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 44.3
Parallax 30.9
6% 27.4 fps
MRender 37.1
Gravity 38.5
Splatting 29.8
28% 35.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 13.3%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 120GB-$30
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 42 19 3.4 12 4.5 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
33.9% Below average
Read 427
Write 223
Mixed 119
SusWrite 31.8
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 12.6
4K Mixed 11.9
22% 8.23 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 17.1
54% 113 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 86%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55
324GB free
Firmware: AX1P2C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 70 70 70 71 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 70.4
Write 82.7
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 70
46% 63.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
552GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 130 128 130 129 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 83.4
Write 61.5
Mixed 64.7
SusWrite 127
62% 84.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown D3S8GL16B8 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
31.8% Below average
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 9
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 9.3
28% 9.73 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 34%

 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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