Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 28%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 22.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics2.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive37.6% 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-S2H  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJan 31 '23 at 13:58
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4170-$59
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
22.7% Poor
Memory 10.1
1-Core 75.6
2-Core 139
36% 74.8 Pts
4-Core 199
8-Core 221
28% 210 Pts
64-Core 218
14% 218 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
2.21% Terrible
Lighting 2.5
Reflection 1.3
Parallax 3.4
2% 2.4 fps
MRender 2.9
Gravity 2.1
Splatting 4
3% 3 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.21%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3501103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 127 16 118 181 185 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
37.6% Below average
Read 177
Write 164
Mixed 164
SusWrite 132
36% 159 MB/s
4K Read 14.2
4K Write 33.4
4K Mixed 13.4
56% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 90
76% 111 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-057.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Relative performance (0th percentile)
10.7% Very poor
MC Read 4.1
MC Write 4.1
MC Mixed 3.7
11% 3.97 GB/s
SC Read 2.1
SC Write 2.8
SC Mixed 1.7
6% 2.2 GB/s
Latency 403
10% 403 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-S2H Builds (Compare 1,587 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $237
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