Asus A88X-PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 53.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics76.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 8.1 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus A88X-PRO  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateDec 07 '16 at 03:40
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
53.1% Above average
Memory 66.7
1-Core 76.5
2-Core 140
55% 94.3 Pts
4-Core 228
8-Core 241
31% 234 Pts
64-Core 238
15% 238 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 372.90
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.1% Very good
Lighting 99.4
Reflection 104
Parallax 95.7
81% 99.7 fps
MRender 87.1
Gravity 93.2
Splatting 68.7
66% 83 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.06A00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 235
Write 165
Mixed 154
138% 184 MB/s
4K Read 1.24
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.34
161% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 115%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-2133C9-8GXH 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.2% Below average
MC Read 14
MC Write 8.6
MC Mixed 12.9
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 9.6
23% 8 GB/s
Latency 109
36% 109 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88X-PRO Builds (Compare 130 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus A88X-PRO - $278

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $441
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