Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.76% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive65.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150806
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMay 21 '21 at 05:45
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G3420-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
60.9% Good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 92.5
2-Core 178
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 180
8-Core 179
24% 180 Pts
64-Core 180
11% 180 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Gigabyte(1458 3693) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
6.76% Terrible
Lighting 8.4
Reflection 9
Parallax 9.4
7% 8.93 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 6.9
7% 8.27 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.76%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 96 100 92 102 97 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 252
Write 147
Mixed 179
SusWrite 95.6
38% 169 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 40.6
141% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 119
92% 124 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 73%
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$20
196GB free
Firmware: LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 73 77 77 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 75.9
Write 57.1
Mixed 40.4
SusWrite 75.6
46% 62.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 Kingston 99P5471-013.A00LF 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.7% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15.4
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 15.6
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,288 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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