Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 39.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive84.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
14 months ago, 14 months ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory3.3 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150806
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 31 '23 at 15:36
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G3220-$36
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Memory 62.4
1-Core 73.1
2-Core 106
49% 80.5 Pts
4-Core 101
8-Core 97
13% 99.1 Pts
64-Core 106
7% 106 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
P3-128 128GB
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.10.60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 413 358 308 36 39 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 417
Write 249
Mixed 316
SusWrite 258
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 37.1
138% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 144
128% 187 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$22
386GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 3 2.6 4.4 5.5 5.1 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 27% Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-010.A00LF 1319 CL11-11-11 D3-1600 6GB
1400, 1400 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
26.3% Poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 8.8
24% 8.53 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 9.8
SC Mixed 9.5
27% 9.53 GB/s
Latency 121
33% 121 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 59%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $288
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