Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 3.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics9.29% 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 Drive35.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 3.0  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 24 '18 at 11:06
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 197
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 398
53% 396 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740
Asus(1043 84E2) 1GB
CLim: 1094 MHz, MLim: 1323 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
9.29% Terrible
Lighting 10.4
Reflection 9.69
Parallax 12.2
8% 10.8 fps
MRender 13.7
Gravity 12.4
Splatting 13.5
11% 13.2 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.29%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
35.4% Below average
Read 207
Write 120
Mixed 93
31% 140 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 27.9
4K Mixed 9.13
64% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 29.2
DQ Write 40.3
DQ Mixed 9.07
14% 26.2 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 82%
Seagate ST320DM001 HD322GJ 320GB
79GB free
Firmware: 1AR10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Read 128
Write 141
Mixed 93
90% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 2.69
4K Mixed 0.45
131% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
54.1% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 17
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H61M-DS2 3.0 Builds (Compare 717 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 3.0

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $87
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