Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 45.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	7.3% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160119
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '23 at 19:42
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-7650K APU (2014 D.Ka) 15,487 User benchmarks, average bench 44% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Memory 67.1 1-Core 59.3 2-Core 111 48% 79 Pts	4-Core 140 8-Core 164 20% 152 Pts	64-Core 149 9% 149 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics 22,117 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	7.3% Terrible	Lighting 9.8 Reflection 8.4 Parallax 9.8 8% 9.33 fps	MRender 6.6 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 7.7 6% 7.23 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.3% Great: 6%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 838GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA750 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 178 Write 176 Mixed 41.2 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 107%
MXT-USB Storage Device 32GB 772 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 28GB free, PID 8816 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 17.5 Write 17.2 Mixed 17.7 23% 17.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1 76% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6DFR8A 2x8GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.5% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 12.2 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 9.8 23% 8.13 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 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	50	25	60	18.9"	1280 720	SAM0566 SyncMaster

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Gaming 17%

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Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 13%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

CPU
A8-7650K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 44%, 15,487 samples	30x
A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 42%, 31,243 samples	27x
Athlon II X4 860KAMD $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	28x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	22x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	12x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	9x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x
Ultra II 480GBSanDisk $39Bench 86%, 62,883 samples	5x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	10x
TEAMGROUP-UD3 1x8GBUnknownBench 25%, 800 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	7x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $87

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16