Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H61M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120323
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '17 at 09:21
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 58%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G860-$73
Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G860 @ 3.00GHz, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Memory 56.5
1-Core 54
2-Core 99.6
42% 70 Pts
4-Core 122
8-Core 138
17% 130 Pts
64-Core 130
8% 130 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430
Gigabyte(1458 3519) 1GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
2.94% Terrible
Lighting 3.57
Reflection 4.08
Parallax 0.88
3% 2.84 fps
MRender 4.95
Gravity 3.63
Splatting 2.83
3% 3.8 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.94%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD252HJ 250GB
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AC01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
39.3% Below average
Read 66.5
Write 70.2
Mixed 34.4
42% 57 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.35
84% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 58%
Samsung HD080HJ 80GB-$25
15GB free
Firmware: WT100-33 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
26.9% Poor
Read 46.9
Write 46.4
Mixed 27.8
30% 40.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.31
78% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown FLGF65F-D8KMB 8325 FLFF65F-D8KQ9 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
33.4% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 11.2
MC Mixed 11.9
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 4.3
22% 7.63 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H61M-DS2 Builds (Compare 2,310 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 - $69

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $156
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