Asus M4A87TD/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 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 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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 (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A87TD/USB3  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100824
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 15 '20 at 07:10
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 62%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240
AM3, 1 CPU, 5 cores, 5 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
52.4% Above average
Memory 80.4
1-Core 44.1
2-Core 87.5
47% 70.7 Pts
4-Core 141
8-Core 164
20% 152 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203
Asus(1043 835B) 768MB
CLim: 675 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 768MB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Lighting 13.2
Reflection 15.7
Parallax 12.4
11% 13.8 fps
MRender 18.5
Gravity 13.9
Splatting 13.7
12% 15.4 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD800BEVS-22RST0 80GB
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.06M01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 11 10 6.4 6.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Read 26.5
Write 28
Mixed 21.5
SusWrite 10
16% 21.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
85% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 27%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
2TB free, PID 231a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 55 62 57 67 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
24.9% Poor
Read 41.7
Write 55
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 60.5
68% 48.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.4
76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM 667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
28.3% Poor
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 6.2
MC Mixed 10.7
27% 9.57 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 8.1
18% 6.37 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A87TD/USB3 Builds (Compare 175 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A87TD/USB3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $98
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