Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 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 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	9.19% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150806
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '24 at 23:54
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	MKD-User
Background CPU	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (14^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 way below expectations (16^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Memory 65.2 1-Core 57.7 2-Core 110 47% 77.5 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 158 21% 157 Pts	64-Core 103 6% 103 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 67%

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. 20.19.15.4624 Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	1.92% Terrible	Lighting 2 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 3.7 2% 2.47 fps	MRender 3.2 Gravity 2 Splatting 3.7 2% 2.97 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.92% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKJ4.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 18 17 28 29 30 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	9.19% Terrible	Read 115 Write 32.8 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 26.5 12% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 2.3 10% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 9.19% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 1x8GB 12,132 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	15.4% Very poor	MC Read 3.2 MC Write 5.7 MC Mixed 4.4 13% 4.43 GB/s	SC Read 3.4 SC Write 4.2 SC Mixed 3.8 11% 3.8 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 34%

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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	25	7	60	61.5"	1280 720	VES0000 28W LCD-TV

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	487x
Core i3-4160Intel $79Bench 55%, 48,506 samples	269x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	265x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	352x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	339x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	220x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	113x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	87x
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	53x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	84x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	62x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	59x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $288

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16