Asrock FM2A55M-DGS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
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 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 41.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.61% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock FM2A55M-DGS  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20121126
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateSep 25 '21 at 06:06
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 54%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-5400K APU-$120
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
41.8% Average
Memory 67.7
1-Core 59.3
2-Core 103
48% 76.7 Pts
4-Core 93.3
8-Core 105
13% 99.2 Pts
64-Core 104
6% 104 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
EVGA(3842 1452) 1GB
CLim: 882 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
8.61% Terrible
Lighting 10.1
Reflection 13.7
Parallax 7.5
8% 10.4 fps
MRender 13.9
Gravity 11.2
Splatting 9.9
9% 11.7 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.61%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP35
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 86 95 106 111 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 108
Write 94.3
Mixed 62.8
SusWrite 93.9
66% 89.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 58%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 8GB
800, 800 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.7% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 5.7
MC Mixed 8
22% 7.57 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 7.3
SC Mixed 9.7
23% 8.1 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical FM2A55M-DGS Builds (Compare 34 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock FM2A55M-DGS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $147
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