Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.31% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H61M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 19 '19 at 11:30
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2100-$49
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
47% Average
Memory 80.3
1-Core 39.6
2-Core 64.1
43% 61.3 Pts
4-Core 81.9
8-Core 89.7
11% 85.8 Pts
64-Core 85.3
5% 85.3 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.31% Terrible
Lighting 0.17
Reflection 0.42
Parallax 0.16
0% 0.25 fps
MRender 1.19
Gravity 0.33
Splatting 0.83
1% 0.78 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.31%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 78 72 83 85 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
29.5% Poor
Read 27.3
Write 74.5
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 75.4
38% 51.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
63% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend JM1333KLN-4G Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
41.8% Average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 15.3
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 11.1
30% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 80
50% 80 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 54%

 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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