Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 49.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140124
Uptime11 Days
Run DateSep 25 '18 at 22:34
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 63%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
49.1% Average
Memory 67.4
1-Core 53.8
2-Core 93.6
45% 71.6 Pts
4-Core 182
8-Core 177
24% 179 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
AMD(1002 0123) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
4.15% Terrible
Lighting 4.87
Reflection 6.04
Parallax 11
4% 7.29 fps
MRender 3
Gravity 8.27
Splatting 5.13
4% 5.47 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.15%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
723GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 52 100 122 153 153 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 163
Write 75
Mixed 51.3
SusWrite 112
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown R538G1601U2S- 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.3% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 6.7
21% 7.37 GB/s
SC Read 2.3
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 5.1
12% 4.1 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.3%
Great: 31%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-F2A88XM-DS2 Builds (Compare 170 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2 - $75

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