Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140624
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJan 29 '17 at 12:09
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Memory 66.9
1-Core 68
2-Core 126
52% 87.1 Pts
4-Core 210
8-Core 210
28% 210 Pts
64-Core 209
13% 209 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61% Good
Lighting 75.9
Reflection 76.8
Parallax 65.2
62% 72.7 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 71.3
Splatting 73.9
59% 72.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 158
Mixed 141
120% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.19
79% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Team-Elite-16 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
39.5% Below average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 15.9
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.9
27% 9.5 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 39%

 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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