Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics8.41% 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.
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-F2A78M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140108
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMar 30 '20 at 23:52
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-6600K APU-$88
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Memory 80.2
1-Core 57.2
2-Core 112
52% 83.1 Pts
4-Core 172
8-Core 175
23% 173 Pts
64-Core 192
12% 192 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174
Gigabyte(1458 2553) 2GB
CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20
Relative performance (0th percentile)
8.41% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 31
Parallax 34.4
0% 21.8 fps
MRender 26.8
Gravity 24.3
Splatting 36.6
25% 29.2 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 8.41%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$23
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 25 32 21 27 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
25.3% Poor
Read 61.8
Write 47.4
Mixed 38.7
SusWrite 26.3
32% 43.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.3
70% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 25.3%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingmax FLFF65F-C8KM9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28% Poor
MC Read 12.6
MC Write 5.8
MC Mixed 9.6
27% 9.33 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 7
19% 6.73 GB/s
Latency 80.2
50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-F2A78M-DS2 Builds (Compare 66 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-DS2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 8% - Terrible Total price: $38
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