Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 42.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics13.9% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20151224
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 07 '17 at 05:20
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon X4 880K-$105
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
42.7% Average
Memory 59.7
1-Core 60.5
2-Core 110
46% 76.9 Pts
4-Core 150
8-Core 152
20% 151 Pts
64-Core 194
12% 194 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90
CLim: 1212 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.12.2
Relative performance (0th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Lighting 16.2
Reflection 19.9
Parallax 18.7
13% 18.3 fps
MRender 18.6
Gravity 15.6
Splatting 20.9
15% 18.3 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
530GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 144
Write 139
Mixed 124
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.23
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.18
60% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Team-Elite-16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29% Poor
MC Read 12.3
MC Write 7.1
MC Mixed 12.7
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 6
15% 5.3 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Builds (Compare 88 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI - $118

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $353
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