Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 48%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics12.8% 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 (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150401
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 27 '17 at 14:33
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 62%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
48% Average
Memory 69
1-Core 61.2
2-Core 115
50% 81.7 Pts
4-Core 156
8-Core 172
22% 164 Pts
64-Core 178
11% 178 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 48%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
AMD(1002 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
12.8% Very poor
Lighting 16.2
Reflection 14.9
Parallax 20.1
13% 17.1 fps
MRender 12.3
Gravity 14.6
Splatting 16.7
12% 14.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 14%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 115
Write 128
Mixed 114
90% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.31
96% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
32.7% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 13.4
33% 11.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 6.8
SC Mixed 8.1
21% 7.47 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-F2A88X-UP4 Builds (Compare 30 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $135
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