Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	20% 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 Drive	50.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130725
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '21 at 19:13
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	MKD-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4130-$42 49,509 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 86.1 2-Core 158 68% 112 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 263 36% 266 Pts	64-Core 265 16% 265 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20% Very poor	Lighting 22.7 Reflection 25.2 Parallax 30.3 18% 26.1 fps	MRender 32.2 Gravity 28.5 Splatting 24.7 23% 28.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3Z40107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 215 31 39 64 57 MB/s Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.1% Above average	Read 241 Write 183 Mixed 215 SusWrite 101 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 46.3 4K Mixed 22.7 88% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 1.1 46% 111 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 100%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 115GB free Firmware: 05.06H05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 61 61 61 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 39.2 Write 34.9 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 60.2 31% 41.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100 1TB 991 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 436GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 39 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 39 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 39.1 44% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 52%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 18GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 106 Write 15.2 Mixed 20.9 SusWrite 13 37% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.3 78% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 78.B1GET.9KZ0C Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 8GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 17.4 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 17.2 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 56%

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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: 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	9	7	30	32"	1280 720	XXX0000 AAA

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 6%

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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 $45	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