Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.8% 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	116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140902
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '19 at 15:22
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	LKA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170-$59 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	59.6% Above average	Memory 72.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 162 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 267 8-Core 277 36% 272 Pts	64-Core 262 16% 262 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1401) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.8% Below average	Lighting 43.7 Reflection 42.3 Parallax 41.8 36% 42.6 fps	MRender 40.1 Gravity 38 Splatting 34 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 444 385 293 291 281 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 455 Mixed 439 SusWrite 351 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 57.5 192% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 128%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 307GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 141 139 144 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 101 Write 131 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 141 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 122GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 106 110 108 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 114 Write 100 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 108 69% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 70%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 14 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.52% Terrible	Read 26.4 Write 4.3 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 13.6 14% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 7.52% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99P5471-002.A01LF 99U5471-056.A00LF 10GB 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.8% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 9.8 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 8.6 23% 8.07 GB/s	Latency 94.8 42% 94.8 ns

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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 $29Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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