Gigabyte GA-H81M-S

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 46.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-S (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '23 at 07:07
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3220-$36 19,337 User benchmarks, average bench 48% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Memory 72.6 1-Core 72.3 2-Core 82.6 50% 75.8 Pts	4-Core 116 8-Core 125 16% 121 Pts	64-Core 120 8% 120 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz) 43,454 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5058 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.59% Terrible	Lighting 1.8 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 2.8 2% 2.1 fps	MRender 3.6 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 2.1 2% 2.27 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.59% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 128GB 128GB 7,332 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: XKR SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 172 196 187 187 195 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.1% Average	Read 164 Write 187 Mixed 175 SusWrite 184 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 20.4 76% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 41.4 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 105 81% 106 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 93%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 306GB free Firmware: 1H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 103 100 103 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 103 Write 96.2 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 100 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 69%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 13GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 78 85 59 67 73 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 83.8 Write 89.5 Mixed 49.6 SusWrite 69.2 98% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Hynix DMT325U6BFR8C-H9 6GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24.3% Poor	MC Read 7.6 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 9.2 25% 8.83 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 7.3 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 338 12% 338 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 48%

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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: 0P 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%	0	27	12	60	20"	1280 720	GSM4EBF E2060

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S

CPU
Core i3-4150Intel $42Bench 55%, 36,627 samples	192x
Core i3-4130Intel $41Bench 52%, 49,509 samples	166x
Pentium G3240Intel $51Bench 50%, 10,752 samples	122x

GPU
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	281x
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	217x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	89x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	79x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $50Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	40x

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: 63% - Good

Total price: $70

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Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16