Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics66.6% 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.
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 (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2  (all builds)
Memory2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160119
Uptime3 Days
Run DateJan 31 '20 at 22:31
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 49%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-7650K APU (2014 D.Ka)
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
40.2% Average
Memory 56.9
1-Core 52.4
2-Core 101
42% 70.1 Pts
4-Core 139
8-Core 134
18% 136 Pts
64-Core 141
9% 141 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1622 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66.6% Good
Lighting 67.4
Reflection 60.3
Parallax 148
55% 91.7 fps
MRender 88.2
Gravity 105
Splatting 126
89% 106 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 85%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 45 68 67 62 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
38.3% Below average
Read 72
Write 92.8
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 61.1
52% 70.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown EWB8GB681PAE- 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
18.7% Very poor
MC Read 6.1
MC Write 6.3
MC Mixed 6.2
18% 6.2 GB/s
SC Read 4.7
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6.2
15% 5.4 GB/s
Latency 137
29% 137 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 32%

 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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