Gigabyte GA-H81M-S

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	56.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-S (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150819
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 07:27
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3-$200 2,511 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 69.3 1-Core 96 2-Core 180 65% 115 Pts	4-Core 284 8-Core 429 44% 356 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 128GB 3,975 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: T1125A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 95 42 43 43 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 417 Write 349 Mixed 46.6 SusWrite 72.3 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 46.6 4K Mixed 22.3 82% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 1.1 64% 147 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 85%
Toshiba MK2002TSKB 2TB 754 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: MT2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 125 124 124 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 103 Write 117 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 123 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU7BFR8A-PB 1x8GB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 8 27% 9.33 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 6.4 19% 6.7 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 35%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	14	5	2	64	0"	1280 800

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S

CPU
Core i3-4150Intel $44Bench 55%, 36,627 samples	189x
Core i3-4130Intel $43Bench 52%, 49,509 samples	165x
Pentium G3240Intel $51Bench 50%, 10,752 samples	122x

GPU
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	278x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	223x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	216x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	88x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	79x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $42Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	39x

RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	58x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	52x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 29,968 samples	42x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $73

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16