Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics22.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150422
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateAug 19 '16 at 17:44
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 860K-$51
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
52.7% Above average
Memory 74.3
1-Core 66.6
2-Core 119
53% 86.5 Pts
4-Core 181
8-Core 191
25% 186 Pts
64-Core 192
12% 192 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
PwrHis(1787 2337) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.200.1035.0
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
22.5% Poor
Lighting 26.9
Reflection 29.5
Parallax 32.8
22% 29.7 fps
MRender 26.9
Gravity 22
Splatting 34.9
24% 27.9 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 26%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
812GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 157
Mixed 131
112% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.31
104% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 123
Write 117
Mixed 106
87% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.49
4K Mixed 0.43
102% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
28.3% Poor
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 8.8
MC Mixed 9.1
27% 9.47 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 9.1
22% 7.87 GB/s
Latency 91.8
44% 91.8 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-F2A68HM-H Builds (Compare 369 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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