Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics94.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140124
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMar 10 '18 at 23:08
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-6600K APU-$88
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.4% Good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 70.4
2-Core 134
59% 95.9 Pts
4-Core 218
8-Core 217
29% 217 Pts
64-Core 212
13% 212 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Gigabyte(1458 3715) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.6% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 135
Parallax 129
98% 128 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 121
Splatting 99.7
89% 109 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
977GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Read 144
Write 155
Mixed 134
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 1.56
4K Mixed 0.19
82% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
854GB free
Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 165
Mixed 153
128% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.27
89% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
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 (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.1% Below average
MC Read 16
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 13
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 7.1
SC Mixed 9.8
24% 8.53 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-F2A88XM-DS2 Builds (Compare 170 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2 - $75

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