Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 43.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.56% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 (98%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150409
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 25 '16 at 10:00
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 98%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A4-7300 APU
P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
43.8% Average
Memory 73.5
1-Core 58.1
2-Core 79.7
47% 70.4 Pts
4-Core 85.5
8-Core 85.9
11% 85.7 Pts
64-Core 96
6% 96 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
PwrHis(1787 2014) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.56% Terrible
Lighting 7.33
Reflection 9.69
Parallax 9.28
6% 8.77 fps
MRender 10
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 10.9
8% 9.21 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.56%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 157
Mixed 157
124% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.69
4K Mixed 0.13
69% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.9% Poor
MC Read 12
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 8.7
25% 8.67 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 9.2
19% 6.7 GB/s
Latency 93.5
43% 93.5 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-F2A68HM-DS2 Builds (Compare 288 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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