Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics37.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150806
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '21 at 12:57
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G3450
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
31.1% Below average
Memory 54.9
1-Core 22.6
2-Core 40.7
28% 39.4 Pts
4-Core 45.8
8-Core 44.7
6% 45.2 Pts
64-Core 45.1
3% 45.1 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Nvidia(10DE 1138) 2GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Lighting 50.9
Reflection 51.2
Parallax 40.8
42% 47.6 fps
MRender 38.1
Gravity 40.5
Splatting 35.8
31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 117 109 98 100 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 110
Write 116
Mixed 60.8
SusWrite 105
72% 97.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SUPERTALENT02 Kingston 99U5402-137.A00LF 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
26.2% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 10.7
27% 9.47 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 6.8
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 144
28% 144 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 26.2%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,329 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $288
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