Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 54.5%, 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20141104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 09 '20 at 20:55
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-7650K APU (2014 D.Ka)
P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Memory 76
1-Core 65.8
2-Core 115
53% 85.6 Pts
4-Core 193
8-Core 190
26% 192 Pts
64-Core 192
12% 192 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 53%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
510GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 58 20 12 18 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 167
Write 132
Mixed 77.9
SusWrite 33.2
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
45% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.8% Average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 8.8
MC Mixed 18
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 12.1
28% 9.83 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Builds (Compare 288 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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