Asus M5A88-M

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A88-M (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130501
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '20 at 06:01
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61% Good	Memory 86.9 1-Core 67 2-Core 128 59% 93.9 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 209 28% 207 Pts	64-Core 207 13% 207 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4250 5,806 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 843E) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.7000 Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	0.79% Terrible	Lighting 0.9 Reflection 1.96 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.12 fps	MRender 1.19 Gravity 0.13 Splatting 1.7 1% 1.01 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.79% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV100S37A60G 60GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM06.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 86 94 96 96 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 443 Write 94.1 Mixed 129 SusWrite 93.3 41% 190 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 17.1 80% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 95.1 DQ Mixed 63.9 66% 109 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x4GB 39,448 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.8% Below average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 13.3 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A88-M

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	17x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	15x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	11x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	12x
Radeon HD 4250ATIBench 1%, 5,806 samples	12x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	7x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	6x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	36x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	33x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	10x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16