Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131031
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 15 '21 at 13:31
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 186
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 358
48% 361 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3621
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.9% Terrible
Lighting 4.8
Reflection 2.7
Parallax 6.7
4% 4.73 fps
MRender 7
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 4.9
4% 4.77 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.9%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
281GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKJ4.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 337 341 335 334 329 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 202
Write 102
Mixed 120
SusWrite 337
43% 190 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 33.3
123% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 22.4
DQ Write 57.6
DQ Mixed 29
25% 36.3 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 102%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 32GB-$8
12GB free, PID 5591
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 25 25 19 8.9 12 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
22.2% Poor
Read 36.8
Write 25.5
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 19.4
36% 27.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 4
282% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
48.6% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 14.5
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 15.3
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,285 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-DS2 - $51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $288
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