Asus A85XM-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 50.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive58.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
MotherboardAsus A85XM-A  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130718
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 31 '20 at 13:26
Run Duration257 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-5400K APU-$120
FM2 , 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Memory 80.9
1-Core 80.1
2-Core 105
57% 88.6 Pts
4-Core 118
8-Core 119
16% 119 Pts
64-Core 118
7% 118 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7540D
Asus(1043 8526) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
3.2% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 4.27
Parallax 3.47
3% 3.91 fps
MRender 3.86
Gravity 2.97
Splatting 4.26
3% 3.69 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.2%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 139 136 135 136 133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 316
Write 287
Mixed 210
SusWrite 134
53% 237 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 61.5
4K Mixed 32.8
113% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 29.7
DQ Write 92.4
DQ Mixed 40.4
37% 54.2 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 108%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130
2.5TB free
Firmware: AR15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 139 137 135 136 133 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 133 133 136 132 135 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
79% Very good
Read 143
Write 141
Mixed 78.6
SusWrite 132
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 79%
Great: 87%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130
2.5TB free
Firmware: AR13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 133 133 136 132 135 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 10 10 10 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
23.5% Poor
Read 71.8
Write 49
Mixed 16
SusWrite 10.2
27% 36.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.2
59% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 23.5%
Great: 68%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
2TB free
Firmware: 1AQ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 12 12 13 12 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
26.5% Poor
Read 79.7
Write 42.7
Mixed 51.7
SusWrite 12.4
35% 46.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 26.5%
Great: 72%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
2TB free
Firmware: MN6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 6.4 6.5 6 6.4 6.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
25.4% Poor
Read 81.6
Write 58.5
Mixed 65.6
SusWrite 6.4
40% 53 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 85%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100
2TB free
Firmware: 51.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 6.2 6 6 6.1 7.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
20.4% Poor
Read 64.7
Write 40
Mixed 25.1
SusWrite 6.4
25% 34 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 68%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
454GB free
Firmware: 12.01C01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 80 81 81 81 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
47.1% Average
Read 83.7
Write 83.7
Mixed 57.6
SusWrite 80.1
56% 76.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 32GB
1600, 1600 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29% Poor
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 9
26% 9.17 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 12.1
27% 9.53 GB/s
Latency 78.8
51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A85XM-A Builds (Compare 18 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus A85XM-A

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