Asus M4A88T-M

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 45.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A88T-M  (all builds)
Memory21.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101223
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 31 '19 at 18:27
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 93%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X2 550
AM3, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
45.2% Average
Memory 80.5
1-Core 24.9
2-Core 34.9
36% 46.8 Pts
4-Core 58.4
8-Core 76.1
9% 67.2 Pts
64-Core 65.8
4% 65.8 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 51%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 73 91 70 54 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 60.8
Write 73.8
Mixed 43.5
SusWrite 79.2
47% 64.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 69%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46
148GB free
Firmware: 3.ADA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 74 75 72 66 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 64.8
Write 70.3
Mixed 41.1
SusWrite 72.6
46% 62.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 24GB
null MHz
4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.3% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 6.3
MC Mixed 10.2
25% 8.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 7.8
19% 6.63 GB/s
Latency 79.6
50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 72%

 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: 51% - Above average Total price: $385
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