Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, SSD, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics1.63% 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.
MemoryThe RAM on this system should be upgraded to at least 2GB although on 32bit systems 1GB will suffice as a bare minimum.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H61M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory1.6 GB free of 0 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 22 '21 at 04:31
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3470S
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470S CPU @ 2.90GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 89.6
2-Core 178
61% 134 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 352
47% 351 Pts
64-Core 351
22% 351 Pts
Poor: 52% Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Asus EAH5450
Asus(1043 301B) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1801.0
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.63% Terrible
Lighting 2
Reflection 2.3
Parallax 2.1
2% 2.13 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 2
Splatting 2
2% 2 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.63%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
358GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 93 84 100 106 112 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 162
Write 158
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 97
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 112%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
325GB free
Firmware: GH2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 122 123 122 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 125
Write 127
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 122
72% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H61M-DS2 Builds (Compare 2,310 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 - $69

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $156
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HDDRAMUSB
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