Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics75% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140528
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJun 28 '17 at 17:31
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-5800K APU (2012 D.Tr)-$119
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Memory 88.8
1-Core 67.6
2-Core 117
58% 91 Pts
4-Core 167
8-Core 168
22% 167 Pts
64-Core 170
10% 170 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 368.39
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75% Very good
Lighting 89.6
Reflection 111
Parallax 103
73% 101 fps
MRender 93
Gravity 97.2
Splatting 98
79% 96.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 443
Write 355
Mixed 407
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 65.4
4K Mixed 4.34
80% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 23.2
DQ Write 65.9
DQ Mixed 4.14
15% 31.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
771GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 165
Mixed 155
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 1.22
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.34
114% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.5% Below average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 7.3
MC Mixed 12.8
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 10.3
24% 8.57 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 55%

 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $87
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