Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 56.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.74% 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 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150806
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '21 at 11:41
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Memory 75.4 1-Core 83.8 2-Core 144 60% 101 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 237 30% 228 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 3693) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	5.74% Terrible	Lighting 8.2 Reflection 7.4 Parallax 8.9 7% 8.17 fps	MRender 9.5 Gravity 6.8 Splatting 0.2 4% 5.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.74% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS120G2G0A- 120GB 5,294 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 20 4.3 15 64 58 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 342 Write 181 Mixed 99.9 SusWrite 59.6 125% 171 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 10.6 1,788% 9.57 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 153%
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105 18,464 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 52GB free Firmware: 10.01E04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 50 51 51 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 47.9 Write 52 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 50 34% 46.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 33%
Seagate ST3250312AS 250GB-$32 19,180 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 229GB free Firmware: JC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 110 105 112 111 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 98.7 Write 87.5 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 109 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 69%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 16GB 234 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 15GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	10% Very poor	Read 36.4 Write 9.2 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 11.3 21% 18.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1.5 80% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown FLGF65F-D8KMB Kingston 9905584-027.A00LF 8GB 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.3% Poor	MC Read 5.7 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 9.9 24% 8.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 5.1 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 89.6 45% 89.6 ns

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	487x
Core i3-4160Intel $79Bench 55%, 48,506 samples	269x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	265x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	352x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	339x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	220x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	113x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	87x
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	53x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	84x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	62x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	59x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $288

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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