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 (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 52.2%, 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160119
Uptime98.8 Days
Run DateAug 16 '19 at 14:38
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon X4 880K-$105
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
52.2% Above average
Memory 67.1
1-Core 73.3
2-Core 112
52% 84.2 Pts
4-Core 217
8-Core 216
29% 217 Pts
64-Core 219
14% 219 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 55%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
419GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 168 171 170 173 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 152
Mixed 93.8
SusWrite 170
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BD160 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
24.8% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 7.8
MC Mixed 7.5
23% 8.17 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 8.3
22% 7.57 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 31%

 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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