Asus M4A88T-M

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
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 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 49%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics25% 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 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A88T-M  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101223
Uptime5 Days
Run DateSep 22 '17 at 05:13
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 57%
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 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T-$165
AM3, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
49% Average
Memory 74.4
1-Core 34.8
2-Core 76.1
41% 61.8 Pts
4-Core 136
8-Core 160
19% 148 Pts
64-Core 160
10% 160 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 49%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25% Poor
Lighting 28.5
Reflection 23
Parallax 29.1
23% 26.9 fps
MRender 35.8
Gravity 35
Splatting 33.5
28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 25%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Pyro 120GB-$73
52GB free
Firmware: 332ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 76%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
448GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP4OA39C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 105
Write 119
Mixed 30.9
62% 84.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.28
4K Mixed 0.37
85% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
null MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
23.4% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 8.6
23% 7.97 GB/s
SC Read 4.7
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 5
13% 4.53 GB/s
Latency 91.7
44% 91.7 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A88T-M Builds (Compare 86 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A88T-M - $260

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $379
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