Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 46.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive99% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140528
Uptime5.6 Days
Run DateJul 20 '22 at 05:26
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
46.2% Average
Memory 60.4
1-Core 48.6
2-Core 115
44% 74.8 Pts
4-Core 185
8-Core 195
25% 190 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.7% Good
Lighting 74.8
Reflection 88.5
Parallax 77.9
61% 80.4 fps
MRender 79.4
Gravity 75
Splatting 68.7
60% 74.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 281 277 272 264 266 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 452
Mixed 431
SusWrite 284
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 50.8
173% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 166
125% 169 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 99%
Great: 129%
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB
517GB free
Firmware: UH510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 147 243 304 286 290 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 448
Write 277
Mixed 205
SusWrite 246
65% 294 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 38.9
4K Mixed 8
54% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 76.8
DQ Mixed 22.1
36% 71.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.3% Average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 18.3
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 12.1
28% 9.73 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 54%

 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $88
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