Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics29.6% 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.
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 (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150108
Uptime4 Days
Run DateMar 28 '17 at 00:29
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 52%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 860K-$51
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Memory 69.4
1-Core 67.1
2-Core 117
52% 84.6 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 193
25% 189 Pts
64-Core 192
12% 192 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
EVGA(3842 2956) 2GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
29.6% Poor
Lighting 36.9
Reflection 32.3
Parallax 25.3
30% 31.5 fps
MRender 37.3
Gravity 34.2
Splatting 34
29% 35.2 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
537GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 155
Write 162
Mixed 149
117% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.15
77% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
25.2% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 7.5
24% 8.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 7.3
SC Mixed 7
20% 7 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 31%

 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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