Asus M5A87

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A87 (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130501
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '20 at 20:25
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 71.6 2-Core 118 57% 90.7 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 281 32% 250 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50% Above average	Lighting 62.4 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 76.5 51% 67.7 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 53.5 48% 60 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Spark 128GB 1,967 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM71.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 71 37 36 47 36 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.1% Average	Read 250 Write 56.1 Mixed 129 SusWrite 59.5 27% 124 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 48.7 4K Mixed 20.6 84% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 130 105% 145 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 81%
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 41GB free Firmware: SBFME1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 59 110 70 73 111 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.8% Below average	Read 270 Write 97.6 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 93.2 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 24.3 4K Mixed 8.8 52% 17.2 MB/s	DQ Read 24.7 DQ Write 24.1 DQ Mixed 22.1 17% 23.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 536GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 112 Write 108 Mixed 98.1 SusWrite 103 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 656GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 101 101 102 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 108 Write 107 Mixed 36.9 SusWrite 101 117% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% null MHz 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	38.7% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 13.6 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 11.3 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 51%

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Typical M5A87 Builds (Compare 90 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A87

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	10x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	7x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x
Radeon HD 6770AMDBench 10%, 16,639 samples	5x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GBBench 71%, 36,832 samples	5x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	28x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	15x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	10x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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