Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PV

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 55.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PV (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20141013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '19 at 05:49
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	LKA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Memory 70.9 1-Core 99.5 2-Core 162 64% 111 Pts	4-Core 243 8-Core 192 30% 217 Pts	64-Core 246 15% 246 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT 12,718 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(0000 0000) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.83% Terrible	Lighting 0.6 Reflection 0.38 Parallax 0.44 0% 0.47 fps	MRender 3 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 1.7 2% 1.85 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.83% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 41 29 41 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 67.7 Write 36.5 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 38.6 30% 40.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 107%
Clover CD103SJ 1TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 37GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 124 119 123 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 117 Write 71.7 Mixed 70 SusWrite 121 70% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1GB free Firmware: CC46 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 37.3 Write 30.8 Mixed 35.8 26% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 56% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 127 124 123 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 130 Write 125 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 123 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 82%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 3,626 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 63GB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 82 55 59 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 101 Write 90 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 83.6 110% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.3 157% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 55%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 3GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 33 33 33 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 35 Write 32.2 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 32.6 43% 31.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Kingston 99U5403-034.A00G 8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.6% Below average	MC Read 8.4 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 10.9 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 8.4 22% 7.7 GB/s	Latency 99.2 40% 99.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 53%

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Typical GA-H81M-S2PV Builds (Compare 2,144 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PV - $78

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	231x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	192x
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	185x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	228x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	198x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	120x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	67x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	38x
MX500 500GBCrucial $50Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	34x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	39x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	36x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	30x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $315

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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