Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 61.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.83% 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 Drive	The 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.
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	6.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150806
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '21 at 10:18
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3260 9,453 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 97.8 2-Core 193 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 192 26% 194 Pts	64-Core 188 12% 188 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Nvidia(10DE 1287) 1GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	6.83% Terrible	Lighting 8.5 Reflection 9.1 Parallax 9.4 7% 9 fps	MRender 10.6 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 7 7% 8.33 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.83% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 115 74 116 72 113 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 105 Write 89 Mixed 60.9 SusWrite 95.4 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 88%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 23GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 2 1.2 4 4.2 5.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	7.44% Terrible	Read 22.4 Write 4.8 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 3.3 10% 9.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 64% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.44% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905584-023.A00LF 2x4GB 498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1400 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.1 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 16.5 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 58%

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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	352x
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 $29Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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