Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 43.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory3GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2  (all builds)
Memory0.5 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140624
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 11 '17 at 00:51
Run Duration300 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-6420K APU
P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
43.7% Average
Memory 68.5
1-Core 73.5
2-Core 113
52% 85 Pts
4-Core 112
8-Core 113
15% 112 Pts
64-Core 109
7% 109 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.1001
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
3.27% Terrible
Lighting 4.17
Reflection 4.5
Parallax 3.62
3% 4.1 fps
MRender 3
Gravity 3.13
Splatting 4.52
3% 3.55 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.27%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1203AB Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 325
Write 185
Mixed 173
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 32.1
4K Mixed 9.95
68% 22.5 MB/s
DQ Read 31
DQ Write 44.4
DQ Mixed 11.5
16% 29 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 92%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80
264GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 98.5
Write 101
Mixed 32.1
56% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.38
94% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 58%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 32GB
8GB free, PID 1665
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
4.58% Terrible
Read 20
Write 4.96
Mixed 6.6
11% 10.5 MB/s
4K Read 2.49
4K Write 0.004
4K Mixed 0.001
9% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.58%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905595-005.A ACR128X64D3U1 3GB
1600, 1333 MHz
2048, 1024 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
19.4% Very poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 4.3
MC Mixed 5.6
17% 5.93 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 5
19% 6.7 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns

 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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