Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive39.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150417
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 17 '19 at 20:59
Run Duration235 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-6600K APU-$88
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
56.5% Above average
Memory 82.6
1-Core 61.8
2-Core 94.4
52% 79.6 Pts
4-Core 180
8-Core 172
24% 176 Pts
64-Core 170
10% 170 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8570D
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
4.75% Terrible
Lighting 5.73
Reflection 7.85
Parallax 5.16
5% 6.25 fps
MRender 4.86
Gravity 4.27
Splatting 7.96
5% 5.69 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.75%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT08B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 74 63 50 62 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
39.9% Below average
Read 378
Write 56.3
Mixed 56.2
SusWrite 62.5
30% 138 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 20.3
4K Mixed 16.4
61% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 26.3
DQ Write 73.5
DQ Mixed 18.3
23% 39.4 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
6GB free
Firmware: CC43
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 98.9
Write 104
Mixed 66.3
67% 89.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
216GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 134 134 163 146 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 164
Write 124
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 140
94% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 112%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29
11GB free
Firmware: VT100-33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 69 70 71 71 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
39.3% Below average
Read 66.3
Write 70.8
Mixed 46
SusWrite 70.4
47% 63.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 38%
General UDisk 2TB
2TB free, PID null
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 4.5
Write 1.3
Mixed 4.2
4% 3.33 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
1% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.8% Below average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 12.1
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 10.9
26% 9.13 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 52%

 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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