Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics26.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140902
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 29 '24 at 04:43
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 87.1
1-Core 104
2-Core 200
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 544
54% 440 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.3% Poor
Lighting 0.2
Reflection 113
Parallax 106
0% 73.1 fps
MRender 97.8
Gravity 97.4
Splatting 88.8
77% 94.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
719GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 90 72 96 109 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 135
Write 108
Mixed 17.1
SusWrite 93.8
64% 88.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.2
42% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BD160B.M16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
31% Below average
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 8.5
28% 9.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 10
28% 9.7 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 31%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 1: 0P 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
1% 11% 9 214 57 60 32" 1280 720 ONK1340 AV Receiver
Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $288
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