Gigabyte GA-H81M-S

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.77% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-S  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140611
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 07 '18 at 16:06
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 89.9
1-Core 71.4
2-Core 186
67% 116 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 348
47% 352 Pts
64-Core 350
22% 350 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 70%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210
Zotac(19DA 5158) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.26% Terrible
Lighting 1.53
Reflection 3.04
Parallax 0.56
1% 1.71 fps
MRender 3.38
Gravity 1.3
Splatting 0.52
1% 1.73 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.26%
Great: 1%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
1.77% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 6.23
Parallax 6.38
0% 4.21 fps
MRender 9
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.43
5% 6.23 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.77%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 94 44 50 54 76 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 87.3
Write 86.5
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 68.9
56% 75.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
78% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71
49GB free
Firmware: 13.01A13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 61 60 63 63 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 60.5
Write 57.2
Mixed 41.7
SusWrite 61.6
41% 55.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB Kingston 99P5474-013.A00LF 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.6% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 18.1
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 17.2
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-S Builds (Compare 1,591 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $71
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