Gigabyte GA-H61MS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.78% 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H61MS  (all builds)
Memory2.4 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160923
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 13 '18 at 14:52
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3470-$59
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 198
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 379
51% 379 Pts
64-Core 380
24% 380 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1.5GB
Driver: igdumdim32.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3574
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.78% Terrible
Lighting 1.83
Reflection 1.81
Parallax 1.38
2% 1.67 fps
MRender 3.67
Gravity 1.1
Splatting 3.57
2% 2.78 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.78%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 7200 2.5" 250GB-$45
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0003DEM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 94.3
Write 92.5
Mixed 31.3
53% 72.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.19
64% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 M378B5673FH0-CH9 6GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
50.3% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 15.5
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 16
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H61MS Builds (Compare 872 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61MS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $108
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