Asus A88XM-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 44.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics36% 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 Drive72.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus A88XM-A  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141205
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 20:03
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-5800K APU (2012 D.Tr)-$119
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
44.4% Average
Memory 61.2
1-Core 49.2
2-Core 93.9
42% 68.1 Pts
4-Core 158
8-Core 176
22% 167 Pts
64-Core 174
11% 174 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36% Below average
Lighting 47.3
Reflection 43.9
Parallax 39.7
39% 43.6 fps
MRender 37.6
Gravity 41.4
Splatting 35.1
31% 38 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 315 73 78 71 72 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 412
Write 337
Mixed 263
SusWrite 146
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 61.5
4K Mixed 35.9
118% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 255
183% 235 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 123%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 189 189 189 189 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 183
Mixed 47
SusWrite 188
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
162% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 12GB
1600, 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
26.2% Poor
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 10.3
26% 9.03 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 9.2
21% 7.3 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 26.2%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88XM-A Builds (Compare 377 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A - $62

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $178
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