Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130626
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 11 '17 at 18:14
Run Duration102 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A4-4020 APU
P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
49.2% Average
Memory 83.3
1-Core 59.5
2-Core 92.3
52% 78.4 Pts
4-Core 92
8-Core 90.7
12% 91.3 Pts
64-Core 92.5
6% 92.5 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450
XFX(1682 3202) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.33% Terrible
Lighting 1.73
Reflection 1.77
Parallax 2.03
1% 1.84 fps
MRender 1.29
Gravity 1.67
Splatting 1.35
1% 1.43 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.33%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 110
Write 113
Mixed 33.2
62% 85.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.31
95% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.1% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 3.8
MC Mixed 5.7
17% 6.07 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 7.7
20% 7.13 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-F2A55M-DS2 Builds (Compare 234 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 - $75

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $353
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