Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics153% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive32.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140902
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '23 at 00:28
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
72% Very good
Memory 81.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 202
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 494
52% 417 Pts
64-Core 526
32% 526 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.49
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
153% Outstanding
Lighting 227
Reflection 205
Parallax 195
185% 209 fps
MRender 195
Gravity 153
Splatting 134
128% 161 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 153%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF8704RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 85 86 31 40 39 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
32.1% Below average
Read 237
Write 164
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 72.3
31% 140 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 23.8
4K Mixed 8
51% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 95.9
DQ Write 58.2
DQ Mixed 31.5
36% 61.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
343GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 133 133 134 135 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 156
Write 143
Mixed 102
SusWrite 134
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.2
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 16.6
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 57%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,292 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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