Asus A88XM-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.9% 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.
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 8 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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus A88XM-A  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20150424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 04 '16 at 02:40
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
53% Above average
Memory 70.1
1-Core 69.3
2-Core 129
54% 89.5 Pts
4-Core 210
8-Core 203
28% 206 Pts
64-Core 204
13% 204 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 53%
Great: 55%
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 above expectations (88th percentile)
7.9% Terrible
Lighting 10
Reflection 10
Parallax 14
8% 11.3 fps
MRender 7.38
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 8.39
7% 9.09 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.9%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
931GB free
Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 170
Mixed 158
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.16
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.44
123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
855GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 138
Mixed 131
115% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.17
4K Write 0.33
4K Mixed 0.09
24% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992069S (997069S) 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
38.5% Below average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 15.6
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 11
26% 9.1 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns

 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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