Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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. 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics8.34% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-S1  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140620
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 07 '18 at 19:26
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 89
1-Core 81.1
2-Core 169
67% 113 Pts
4-Core 301
8-Core 254
38% 278 Pts
64-Core 317
20% 317 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Zotac(19DA 730B) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.34% Terrible
Lighting 9.23
Reflection 7.92
Parallax 10.3
8% 9.15 fps
MRender 24.6
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 7.22
10% 13.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.34%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3250310CS 250GB-$33
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.ACD Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
45% Average
Read 75.2
Write 81.7
Mixed 28.2
45% 61.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.17
4K Mixed 0.42
96% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 45%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
81GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 152
Write 98.9
Mixed 39.8
71% 96.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.26
78% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend TS1GLK64V6H JM1600KLH-4G 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
42.3% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 12.8
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 11.8
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-S1 Builds (Compare 1,752 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-S1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $237
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