Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 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 48.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.19% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160119
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 30 '21 at 22:57
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-6500B APU
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
48.7% Average
Memory 63.8
1-Core 62.2
2-Core 102
47% 76 Pts
4-Core 195
8-Core 197
26% 196 Pts
64-Core 201
12% 201 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8570D
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
3.19% Terrible
Lighting 3.7
Reflection 5.4
Parallax 4.7
3% 4.6 fps
MRender 2.4
Gravity 4.2
Splatting 5.7
4% 4.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.19%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB
876GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 36 36 32 38 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
20.1% Poor
Read 36.8
Write 52
Mixed 33.1
SusWrite 33
29% 38.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
20% Very poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 4.2
MC Mixed 6.5
18% 6.27 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 7.5
20% 6.9 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 20%
Great: 29%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 60 22" 1124 681 HWP26A8 HP w2207
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

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