Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150812
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '21 at 23:54
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4150-$41 36,627 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 99.3 2-Core 178 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 267 35% 265 Pts	64-Core 265 16% 265 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.64% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 3.7 Parallax 4.5 4% 4.2 fps	MRender 4.5 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5.1 4% 4.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.64% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 771GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 418 407 410 395 391 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 430 Mixed 363 SusWrite 401 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 46.7 149% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 241 193% 267 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 125%
Integral Portable SSD 3.0 480GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 147GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 129 40 37 41 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 300 Write 341 Mixed 302 SusWrite 85.5 58% 257 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 24.3 84% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 75.6 69% 106 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5402-031.A00LF 2x4GB 274 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.6 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.6 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	487x
Core i3-4160Intel $79Bench 55%, 48,506 samples	269x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	265x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	354x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	339x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	220x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	113x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	87x
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	53x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	84x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	62x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	59x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $288

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16