Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151214
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 03 '19 at 04:19
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
52.8% Above average
Memory 70
1-Core 67.1
2-Core 126
53% 87.7 Pts
4-Core 208
8-Core 208
28% 208 Pts
64-Core 207
13% 207 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
MSI(1462 3369) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 151
Parallax 128
110% 138 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 142
Splatting 115
102% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$32
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01V01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 77 71 75 83 82 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 95.3
Write 95.5
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 75.9
62% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Team-Elite-16 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 Team-Elite-16 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 16GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.5% Below average
MC Read 15
MC Write 8.2
MC Mixed 13.4
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 7.6
SC Mixed 10.1
24% 8.47 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 44%

 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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