Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.48% 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.
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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161209
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '19 at 15:41
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-7670K APU (2014 D.Ka)
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
55% Above average
Memory 72.3
1-Core 70.5
2-Core 128
55% 90.1 Pts
4-Core 220
8-Core 220
30% 220 Pts
64-Core 222
14% 222 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 55%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.48% Terrible
Lighting 7.87
Reflection 8.77
Parallax 10.3
6% 8.98 fps
MRender 7.14
Gravity 7.67
Splatting 8.96
7% 7.92 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.48%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 122 96 107 136 121 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 151
Write 142
Mixed 73.4
SusWrite 114
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 177 175 173 174 172 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 192
Mixed 39.2
SusWrite 175
108% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.5% Below average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 16.2
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 11.4
27% 9.53 GB/s
Latency 96.2
42% 96.2 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 58%

 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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