Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160119
Uptime2 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 18:18
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Memory 68.6
1-Core 67.2
2-Core 126
52% 87.4 Pts
4-Core 203
8-Core 200
27% 202 Pts
64-Core 204
13% 204 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 51%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
516GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 135 83 135 140 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 178
Write 91.2
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 120
74% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SP008GBLTU160 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
35.5% Below average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 14.5
36% 12.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 10.3
23% 8.2 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 47%

 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $87
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