Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150417
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 19 '17 at 02:30
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 62%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Memory 70
1-Core 64.1
2-Core 116
51% 83.3 Pts
4-Core 181
8-Core 195
25% 188 Pts
64-Core 194
12% 194 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 51%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
437GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
28.7% Poor
Read 63.4
Write 36.4
Mixed 37
34% 45.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.35
89% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 51%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
73.2% Very good
Read 168
Write 87.4
Mixed 111
92% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.12
53% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33
174GB free
Firmware: HP11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
64% Good
Read 113
Write 110
Mixed 101
81% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.58
126% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 64%
Great: 68%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 160GB-$46
24GB free
Firmware: P22O Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
23.5% Poor
Read 32
Write 49.7
Mixed 49.5
33% 43.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.25
72% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 23.5%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.4% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 8
MC Mixed 9.2
26% 8.97 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 7.5
20% 6.83 GB/s
Latency 101
39% 101 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 26.4%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Builds (Compare 172 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 - $80

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