Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	47.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 2 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140819
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '23 at 03:31
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 66.4 1-Core 82.1 2-Core 161 59% 103 Pts	4-Core 289 8-Core 299 39% 294 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD BLUE 128GB SSD 22 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 632D SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 204 208 205 108 92 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.1% Average	Read 190 Write 195 Mixed 199 SusWrite 168 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 33.3 4K Mixed 24 75% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 69.2 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 105 86% 118 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 78%
Maxtor 6L300S0 300GB-$45 2,416 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 267GB free Firmware: 1G10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 52 52 52 52 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 57.6 Write 59.4 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 52.2 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.1 213% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 36%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$31 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 283GB free Firmware: 1H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 108 109 107 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 102 Write 108 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 107 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 8GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	41.8% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 16.1 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 8.8 24% 8.57 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	52	31	70	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	453x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	337x
Core i3-4170Intel $20Bench 57%, 48,178 samples	123x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	236x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	146x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	120x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	78x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	51x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	41x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	53x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	38x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	32x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $237

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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