Asus A88XM-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 40.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive85.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus A88XM-A  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131206
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJan 17 '20 at 19:12
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-6400K APU-$81
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
40.2% Average
Memory 64.4
1-Core 65.2
2-Core 99.8
48% 76.5 Pts
4-Core 96.1
8-Core 93.7
13% 94.9 Pts
64-Core 97.9
6% 97.9 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Asus(1043 8526) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
3.31% Terrible
Lighting 4.13
Reflection 4.42
Parallax 3.5
3% 4.02 fps
MRender 3.71
Gravity 3.27
Splatting 4.52
3% 3.83 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.31%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M2CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 341 363 359 301 382 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Read 364
Write 345
Mixed 310
SusWrite 343
77% 340 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 68
4K Mixed 44.8
134% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 143
115% 163 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 115%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
898GB free
Firmware: SDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 129 130 130 130 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 117
Write 119
Mixed 56.3
SusWrite 129
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT112U6TFR8C-H9 HMT112U6TFR8C-H9 Nanya NT2GC64B88G0NF-DI Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 8GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 1024, 2048, 1024 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
26.2% Poor
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 6.1
MC Mixed 9
25% 8.77 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 9.7
23% 8.07 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88XM-A Builds (Compare 378 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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