Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H61M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory0.8 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 31 '22 at 19:03
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 43%

 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 i5-3450-$59
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450 CPU @ 3.10GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 90.5
2-Core 181
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 344
47% 348 Pts
64-Core 347
22% 347 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
PwrHis(1787 2014) 1GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 16.12.1
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
9.29% Terrible
Lighting 12
Reflection 15.1
Parallax 14.4
10% 13.8 fps
MRender 12.5
Gravity 10
Splatting 8.8
8% 10.4 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.29%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3160318AS 160GB-$43
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 31 58 49 34 41 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
27.3% Poor
Read 57
Write 67.8
Mixed 22.5
SusWrite 37.9
34% 46.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-001.A01LF 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
30.2% Below average
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 8.8
27% 9.37 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 8.9
26% 9.13 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H61M-DS2 Builds (Compare 2,311 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 - $69

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $156
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