Gigabyte GA-H81M-S

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-S  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140611
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateApr 25 '21 at 06:23
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 94.3
2-Core 190
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 370
49% 368 Pts
64-Core 365
23% 365 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Gigabyte(1458 36F7) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
3.4% Terrible
Lighting 4.1
Reflection 3.9
Parallax 4.3
3% 4.1 fps
MRender 3.7
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 5
4% 4.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.4%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB
753GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 411040WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 419 411 418 420 422 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 442
Write 403
Mixed 250
SusWrite 416
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 43
166% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 260
220% 322 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 110%
Great: 106%
Seagate BUP Slim 1TB
5GB free
Firmware: 0304
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 99.2
Write 90.3
Mixed 57.7
61% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
33.3% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 9.3
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 9.7
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-S Builds (Compare 1,594 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: $70
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