Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150806
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 07 '18 at 08:53
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 as expected (56^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 79.5 2-Core 139 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 246 35% 257 Pts	64-Core 325 20% 325 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Gigabyte(1458 349C) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.52% Terrible	Lighting 0.5 Reflection 1.58 Parallax 0.44 0% 0.84 fps	MRender 1.38 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 0.91 1% 0.93 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.52% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST4000LM016-1N2170 4TB 2,075 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1TB free Firmware: 0003 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 324284624 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6798 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 60 58 60150156708 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 -88128433937695 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 512 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 94 55835623493 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 51 48 874119217 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2000 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 6822 (C2) HDA temperature 49 52 90194313265 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 33 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 33 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 46282567585188 (F1) Unknown 100 253 6892841165 (F2) Unknown 100 253 6461739363	35.2% Below average	Read 64.2 Write 57.4 Mixed 43.6 41% 55 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 4.08 4K Mixed 0.33 135% 1.66 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 381GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 104 99 7283304 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4782 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 6384206 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 8875 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 295 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 53 773390379 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 80 80 40494 (C2) HDA temperature 43 47 90194313259 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -50221052590589 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8271019575 (F2) Unknown 100 253 15959351516	87.7% Excellent	Read 156 Write 150 Mixed 140 112% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.24 86% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 77547088 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 488 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 316361495 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10195 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 486 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 54 52 806944814 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 49 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4798 (C2) HDA temperature 46 48 85899345966 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -128780299393077 (F1) Unknown 100 253 30547055205 (F2) Unknown 100 253 528931055226	91% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 146 Mixed 136 113% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.22 80% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 88%
WD My Passport 0740 1TB 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 205GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 4.03 Write 67.9 Mixed 66.2 73% 46 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 2.05 4K Mixed 0.16 76% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingmax FLGG45F-D8KLB 2x8GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	55.4% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 17.7 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 17 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 60%

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

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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	488x
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	355x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	340x
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 $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	88x
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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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