Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics21.2% 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.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140109
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateSep 03 '18 at 10:46
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 67%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-5600K APU-$250
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Memory 80.6
1-Core 40.4
2-Core 51.1
42% 57.4 Pts
4-Core 115
8-Core 136
16% 125 Pts
64-Core 159
10% 159 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90
CLim: 1212 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
21.2% Poor
Lighting 25.1
Reflection 31
Parallax 32.3
20% 29.4 fps
MRender 28.4
Gravity 22.5
Splatting 31.3
23% 27.4 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
328GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 154 108 120 92 137 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
70% Very good
Read 119
Write 147
Mixed 45.2
SusWrite 125
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 70%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMV8GX3M1A160 Samsung M378B5773SB0- 10GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
25.5% Poor
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 8.3
23% 8.2 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 7.1
19% 6.73 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns

 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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