Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.81% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150123
Uptime7.2 Days
Run DateNov 14 '17 at 22:25
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 70%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-6400K APU-$81
P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
49.7% Average
Memory 84
1-Core 53.8
2-Core 95.4
51% 77.7 Pts
4-Core 92.8
8-Core 92.1
12% 92.4 Pts
64-Core 97.4
6% 97.4 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
2.81% Terrible
Lighting 3.27
Reflection 3.69
Parallax 3.72
3% 3.56 fps
MRender 3.71
Gravity 3.17
Splatting 4.3
3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.81%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
788GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 158
Mixed 157
121% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.18
76% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 93%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD34G160081 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.2% Poor
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 6.3
MC Mixed 9.3
25% 8.83 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 7.9
19% 6.73 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-F2A78M-HD2 Builds (Compare 248 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $88
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