Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140819
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 21:28
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 85.1 2-Core 178 66% 114 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 220 38% 270 Pts	64-Core 291 18% 291 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.5% Average	Lighting 59.8 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 58 49% 60.7 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 58 Splatting 51 48% 60.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Asmt ASM1156-PM 4TB 470 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 163 178 178 179 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 152 Mixed 77 SusWrite 174 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 486GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 81 68 90 92 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 134 Write 138 Mixed 62 SusWrite 75.8 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 1x8GB 12,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25% Poor	MC Read 8.1 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 6.5 23% 8.07 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 5.9 18% 6.43 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 34%

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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 9%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	447x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	336x
Core i3-4170Intel $59Bench 57%, 48,178 samples	123x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	235x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	143x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	118x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	77x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	51x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	41x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	53x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	38x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	32x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $237

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 $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) $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