Asus A88X-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus A88X-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140120
Uptime6.4 Days
Run DateDec 20 '16 at 19:47
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Memory 72.1
1-Core 69.6
2-Core 139
56% 93.5 Pts
4-Core 207
8-Core 206
28% 207 Pts
64-Core 209
13% 209 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
KV SPECTRE DESKTOP 65W/100W (130F)
Asus(1043 85CB) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.250.26.0
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
4.12% Terrible
Lighting 4.73
Reflection 6.38
Parallax 10.7
4% 7.27 fps
MRender 3.1
Gravity 9.2
Splatting 4.78
5% 5.69 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.12%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 1 319GB
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6.1
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
41.3% Average
Read 95.7
Write 48.1
Mixed 65
52% 69.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.33
4K Mixed 0.55
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992121 (997121) 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
23.4% Poor
MC Read 8.3
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 6.7
22% 7.53 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 7
SC Mixed 6.9
20% 7.03 GB/s
Latency 96.5
41% 96.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88X-PLUS Builds (Compare 124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus A88X-PLUS - $114

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