Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 16.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics36.9% 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 Drive43.5% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150806
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 02 '22 at 15:01
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 76%
Watch Gameplay: 5600-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
16.1% Very poor
Memory 27.4
1-Core 32.8
2-Core 10.9
18% 23.7 Pts
4-Core 27.2
8-Core 57
5% 42.1 Pts
64-Core 51
3% 51 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 16.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Sapphire(1DA2 E426) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 22.10.3
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36.9% Below average
Lighting 32.4
Reflection 22.8
Parallax 98.9
26% 51.4 fps
MRender 48.4
Gravity 86.2
Splatting 72.2
57% 68.9 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7TB3Q-256G-1006 256GB
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 124 186 159 191 282 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 366
Write 280
Mixed 192
SusWrite 180
57% 254 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 15.1
4K Mixed 13.4
49% 14.7 MB/s
DQ Read 71.2
DQ Write 57.7
DQ Mixed 59.4
46% 62.8 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 98%
Adata SU650 480GB-$89
21GB free
Firmware: S190517a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 125 196 164 192 279 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 333
Write 306
Mixed 348
SusWrite 183
66% 293 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 22.2
4K Mixed 20.3
59% 18.8 MB/s
DQ Read 68.9
DQ Write 63.4
DQ Mixed 74.2
54% 68.8 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
73GB free
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 65 81 79 80 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
42.1% Average
Read 68
Write 89.6
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 78.7
53% 71.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Relative performance (0th percentile)
15.4% Very poor
MC Read 5.1
MC Write 4.8
MC Mixed 7.3
16% 5.73 GB/s
SC Read 2.7
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 2.2
8% 2.87 GB/s
Latency 270
15% 270 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 15.4%
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 3,294 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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