Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 51.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	9.5 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 12:44
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (40^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 (36^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Memory 66.6 1-Core 87.6 2-Core 145 58% 99.6 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 226 28% 217 Pts	64-Core 220 14% 220 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.4% 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)	2.71% Terrible	Lighting 3 Reflection 2 Parallax 4.1 2% 3.03 fps	MRender 4.8 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 4.7 3% 3.87 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.71% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 2.5 240GB 1,708 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 53 52 112 88 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 415 Write 158 Mixed 124 SusWrite 80.3 42% 194 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 4.5 53% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 17.8 DQ Write 76.4 DQ Mixed 51.2 38% 48.5 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 77%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 725GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 139 141 142 147 144 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 163 Write 141 Mixed 125 SusWrite 143 106% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.9% 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 below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.3% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 11.2 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.2 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.3% 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%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

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Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

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