Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics23.3% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150417
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 08 '16 at 01:56
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A4-7300 APU
P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
40.6% Average
Memory 67.4
1-Core 50.9
2-Core 63.3
41% 60.5 Pts
4-Core 80.7
8-Core 97.1
12% 88.9 Pts
64-Core 93.8
6% 93.8 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120
Asus(1043 048F) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 21.19.137.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
23.3% Poor
Lighting 27.9
Reflection 23
Parallax 34.2
23% 28.4 fps
MRender 25.5
Gravity 25.7
Splatting 35.3
24% 28.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 23.3%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 69.9
Write 73.7
Mixed 71
54% 71.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.21
59% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.6% Poor
MC Read 12.4
MC Write 6.1
MC Mixed 9.5
27% 9.33 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 8.1
17% 5.8 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Builds (Compare 172 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 - $80

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