Asus M5A87

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A87 (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130501
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '18 at 21:13
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 87 1-Core 65.5 2-Core 130 59% 94.2 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 386 37% 307 Pts	64-Core 377 23% 377 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.8.2 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 46.3 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 83.7 38% 66 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 65.5 Splatting 56.2 51% 63 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 140 Write 129 Mixed 86.3 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 68GB free Firmware: SD1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 71 73 72 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	37% Below average	Read 56.3 Write 53.8 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 72.1 41% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 59%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 63GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 70 70 70 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 64 Write 63.7 Mixed 43 SusWrite 70 44% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 83%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 296GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 74 76 76 75 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 76.8 Write 76 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 75.1 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	43.6% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11.6 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 65%

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

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Typical M5A87 Builds (Compare 90 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A87

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	10x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	7x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x
Radeon HD 6770AMDBench 10%, 16,639 samples	5x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GBBench 71%, 36,832 samples	5x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	28x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	15x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	10x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16