Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '23 at 02:40
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4130-$41 49,509 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Memory 62.1 1-Core 83.1 2-Core 153 57% 99.5 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 222 28% 213 Pts	64-Core 236 15% 236 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	2.5% Terrible	Lighting 2.8 Reflection 1.5 Parallax 4 2% 2.77 fps	MRender 4.5 Gravity 2 Splatting 4.1 3% 3.53 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.5% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 2.5 240GB 1,708 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 95 116 74 31 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 397 Write 161 Mixed 263 SusWrite 86.5 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 41.3 4K Mixed 26.1 94% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 78.2 DQ Mixed 56.1 64% 112 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 77%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 725GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 140 140 144 143 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 149 Write 129 Mixed 117 SusWrite 141 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 12GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 12.9 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 11.6 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 122 33% 122 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-H81M-S1 Builds (Compare 1,774 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	289x
Core i5-4440Intel $99Bench 61%, 81,111 samples	133x
Core i3-4130Intel $41Bench 52%, 49,509 samples	129x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	150x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	149x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	139x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	122x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	45x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	39x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	46x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	35x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	32x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $237

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16