Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1

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 (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive99.1% 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-S1  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 29 '21 at 17:47
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 103
2-Core 208
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 389
52% 388 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.12% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 2.5
Parallax 6.8
3% 4.3 fps
MRender 5.3
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 4.9
4% 4.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.12%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Twinmos H2 UItra SSD 128GB
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H190117D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 421 411 183 126 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Read 404
Write 424
Mixed 414
SusWrite 282
86% 381 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 48
178% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 249
188% 248 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
925GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7S0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 175 175 178 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 160
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 175
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 100%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
32.9% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 11.2
MC Mixed 9.2
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 10
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-S1 Builds (Compare 1,758 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $237
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