Asus M5A88-M

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 44.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A88-M  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110504
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJul 30 '20 at 02:03
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User URY-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 850
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
44.9% Average
Memory 63.5
1-Core 41.9
2-Core 96.5
42% 67.3 Pts
4-Core 150
8-Core 171
21% 161 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 440
EVGA(3842 1441) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
3.67% Terrible
Lighting 4.33
Reflection 5.73
Parallax 1.31
4% 3.79 fps
MRender 6.52
Gravity 4.9
Splatting 3.57
4% 5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.67%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 11 13 24 21 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
8.56% Terrible
Read 6.5
Write 13.5
Mixed 9
SusWrite 23.3
10% 13.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.1
21% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 8.56%
Great: 69%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB
209GB free, PID 25a2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 83 79 79 77 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
43% Average
Read 85.8
Write 81
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 79.6
103% 76.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.4
160% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 43%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 12GB
null MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
20.6% Poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 6
MC Mixed 6.6
20% 6.83 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 5.6
16% 5.67 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A88-M Builds (Compare 131 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A88-M

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