Asrock FM2A55M-VG3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics8.52% 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 (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock FM2A55M-VG3  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130503
Uptime6.4 Days
Run DateMay 24 '17 at 17:02
Run Duration196 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-5600K APU-$250
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Memory 78.2
1-Core 56.6
2-Core 106
51% 80.2 Pts
4-Core 159
8-Core 157
21% 158 Pts
64-Core 173
11% 173 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
Zotac(19DA 1294) 1GB
CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
8.52% Terrible
Lighting 9.27
Reflection 8.88
Parallax 12.8
8% 10.3 fps
MRender 13.3
Gravity 11.9
Splatting 12.8
10% 12.7 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.52%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33
32GB free
Firmware: CC37 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 91.1
Write 85.3
Mixed 98.5
69% 91.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.56
4K Mixed 0.58
122% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 68%
Seagate ST380215AS 80GB-$45
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AAD Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
24.5% Poor
Read 48.3
Write 37
Mixed 42.2
32% 42.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.13
4K Mixed 0.37
81% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB 8GB
800, 800 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.4% Below average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 11.5
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 7.3
19% 6.63 GB/s
Latency 84
48% 84 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical FM2A55M-VG3 Builds (Compare 19 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock FM2A55M-VG3

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