Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Speed boat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
Processor	With 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 43.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.7% 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.
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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '21 at 17:56
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-6600K APU-$88 21,890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Memory 56.8 1-Core 66.8 2-Core 103 46% 75.4 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 193 24% 184 Pts	64-Core 206 13% 206 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Nvidia(10DE 128B) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.47% Terrible	Lighting 4.2 Reflection 4.6 Parallax 4.3 3% 4.37 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 4.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.47% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 691GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 375 373 389 391 393 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 406 Mixed 370 SusWrite 378 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 41.9 136% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 196 148% 199 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 178 175 180 180 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 164 Mixed 138 SusWrite 178 124% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
Toshiba MG03ACA300 3TB 1,003 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 476GB free Firmware: FL1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 98 99 100 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 99.3 Write 99 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 98.4 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 94%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0406 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 77 75 77 77 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 128 Write 92.6 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 76 68% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 39 40 40 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 66.5 Write 109 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 40.3 53% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.6 161% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 66%
Samsung D3 Station 2TB 2,805 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 10GB free, PID 6123 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 40 40 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 78.4 Write 79.4 Mixed 56 SusWrite 40 84% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.4 270% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 80%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,602 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 322GB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 69 71 71 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 83.5 Write 85.2 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 69.7 85% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 62%
BUFFALO External HDD 1TB 583 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 157GB free, PID 0105 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 33 33 33 33 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 32.8 Write 34.4 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 32.5 43% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C11-8G TEAMGROUP-UD3 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.2% Below average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 11.8 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 10.7 24% 8.37 GB/s	Latency 137 29% 137 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 36%

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Gaming 17%

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Desktop 56%

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Workstation 13%

Tree trunk

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 $29Bench 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: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $88

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16