Gigabyte GA-H81M-S

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-S (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150819
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '24 at 13:19
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Memory 69.2 1-Core 83.3 2-Core 139 58% 97.2 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 224 26% 201 Pts	64-Core 224 14% 224 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 400A) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.82% Terrible	Lighting 4.5 Reflection 5.9 Parallax 4.9 4% 5.1 fps	MRender 6.3 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 5.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.82% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 72 70 86 72 72 MB/s Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.2% Above average	Read 155 Write 98.1 Mixed 84 SusWrite 123 26% 115 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 58.7 4K Mixed 26.8 89% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 161 157% 245 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 554GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 191 189 195 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 95.1 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 191 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM1333KLH-8G 1x8GB 1,113 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 8 25% 8.83 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 8 24% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 84.6 47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 30%

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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	42	9	60	21.5"	1920 1017	HAT2150 Kamvas 22

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S

CPU
Core i3-4150Intel $41Bench 55%, 36,627 samples	192x
Core i3-4130Intel $41Bench 52%, 49,509 samples	166x
Pentium G3240Intel $51Bench 50%, 10,752 samples	122x

GPU
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	281x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	223x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	217x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	89x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	79x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $36Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	40x

RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	58x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	52x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 29,968 samples	42x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16