Asrock FM2A55M-VG3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock FM2A55M-VG3  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130503
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 27 '21 at 12:06
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 740K
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
43.4% Average
Memory 72.5
1-Core 27.6
2-Core 98
42% 66 Pts
4-Core 86.7
8-Core 83.5
11% 85.1 Pts
64-Core 84.5
5% 84.5 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
Legend(17AA 318F) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.11.4
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
3.94% Terrible
Lighting 4.1
Reflection 9
Parallax 5.3
3% 6.13 fps
MRender 9.1
Gravity 4.2
Splatting 5.8
5% 6.37 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.94%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
822GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 37 132 116 137 148 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 138
Write 140
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 108
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.2
224% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
137GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 109 120 96 128 108 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 140
Write 50.6
Mixed 18.6
SusWrite 109
57% 79.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
72% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-003.A00LF 8GB
800, 800 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
33.5% Below average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 11.1
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 11
28% 9.77 GB/s
Latency 95.7
42% 95.7 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical FM2A55M-VG3 Builds (Compare 19 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock FM2A55M-VG3

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