Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
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 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.49% 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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2  (all builds)
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1400 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140124
Uptime12.3 Days
Run DateMar 17 '17 at 20:20
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 51%

 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
48.4% Average
Memory 71
1-Core 57.1
2-Core 103
48% 77 Pts
4-Core 150
8-Core 159
20% 154 Pts
64-Core 161
10% 161 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics + R7 200 Dual Graphics
AMD(1002 0123) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
5.49% Terrible
Lighting 6.67
Reflection 8.23
Parallax 8.25
5% 7.72 fps
MRender 6.95
Gravity 5.83
Splatting 7.52
6% 6.77 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.49%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
616GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 156
Write 125
Mixed 120
100% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.2
80% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 112%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29
213GB free
Firmware: VT100-50 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
29.4% Poor
Read 41.5
Write 60.7
Mixed 47
37% 49.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.37
85% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BA160 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.8% Very poor
MC Read 5.6
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 6.8
18% 6.4 GB/s
SC Read 3.7
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 5.4
14% 4.93 GB/s
Latency 99
40% 99 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 32%

 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $288
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