Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 46%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics29.4% 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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150123
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJan 14 '18 at 01:59
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
46% Average
Memory 63.5
1-Core 55.9
2-Core 106
46% 75.2 Pts
4-Core 169
8-Core 157
22% 163 Pts
64-Core 175
11% 175 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
Sapphire(174B E270) 2GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.9.2
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
29.4% Poor
Lighting 37.3
Reflection 33.4
Parallax 44
30% 38.2 fps
MRender 29.6
Gravity 30.3
Splatting 38.8
28% 32.9 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 144
Write 121
Mixed 102
92% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 2.39
4K Mixed 0.22
91% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.4% Poor
MC Read 12.1
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 11.1
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 3.4
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 5.8
13% 4.57 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-F2A78M-HD2 Builds (Compare 248 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $88
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