Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	31.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '21 at 09:20
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 860K-$51 29,887 User benchmarks, average bench 45% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	52.7% Above average	Memory 70.7 1-Core 68 2-Core 122 53% 87 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 207 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 209 13% 209 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30% Poor	Lighting 37.8 Reflection 41.8 Parallax 38.6 31% 39.4 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 40 Splatting 28.3 28% 35.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spccsoli dStateDisk 512GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 238GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFQ SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 64 61 58 69 53 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.1% Below average	Read 146 Write 97.7 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 58 22% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 23.5 4K Mixed 7.1 44% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 77.6 92% 160 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 76%
Toshiba MK6475GSX 640GB-$66 9,402 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 290GB free Firmware: GT00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 65 65 65 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 63 Write 59 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 64.5 37% 51 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 45%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 225GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 58 58 59 59 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 61.2 Write 51 Mixed 53 SusWrite 58 41% 55.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.9 201% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 67%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 9GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 53 Write 55.2 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 58.8 70% 51.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BD160B 2x4GB 732 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 16.1 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 10.2 25% 8.63 GB/s	Latency 99.8 40% 99.8 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 47%

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

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Gaming 17%

Surfboard

Desktop 56%

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Workstation 13%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

CPU
A8-7650K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 44%, 15,487 samples	30x
A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 42%, 31,243 samples	27x
Athlon II X4 860KAMD $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	28x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	22x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	12x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	9x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x
Ultra II 480GBSanDisk $39Bench 86%, 62,883 samples	5x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	10x
TEAMGROUP-UD3 1x8GBUnknownBench 25%, 800 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	7x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $88

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16