Asus A88XM-A

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	23.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus A88XM-A (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '20 at 02:34
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135 9,821 User benchmarks, average bench 46% FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Memory 70.6 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 116 53% 85.8 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 207 28% 209 Pts	64-Core 203 13% 203 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B 49,289 User benchmarks, average bench 20% XFX(1682 956D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Lighting 28.9 Reflection 30.7 Parallax 35.9 24% 31.8 fps	MRender 28.7 Gravity 29.7 Splatting 31.3 25% 29.9 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 244 86 86 87 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 455 Write 378 Mixed 336 SusWrite 156 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 32.4 135% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 178 151% 219 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 94%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 284GB free Firmware: AX0A5A SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 96 96 96 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 111 Write 106 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 95.6 63% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 62%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35 32,229 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 466GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 85 84 85 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 83.3 Write 82.8 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 84.6 56% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 50%
Sony Storage Media 4GB 607 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 0439 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 12 13 12 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	9.09% Terrible	Read 31.7 Write 9.5 Mixed 7 SusWrite 12.4 17% 15.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 9.09% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 8GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.5% Below average	MC Read 17 MC Write 7.8 MC Mixed 15.9 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 11.1 24% 8.33 GB/s	Latency 99.9 40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 60%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 51%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A - $62

CPU
A8-6600K APUAMD $88Bench 50%, 21,890 samples	53x
Athlon II X4 860KAMD $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples	39x
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	38x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	31x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	31x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	19x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	14x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	12x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	22x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	12x
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 8GBUnknownBench 35%, 719 samples	8x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $178

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 $52

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