Asus M5A87

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
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 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.1% 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)
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A87 (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110809
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 18:54
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 980 1,088 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 81.2 1-Core 52.3 2-Core 105 51% 79.4 Pts	4-Core 149 8-Core 149 20% 149 Pts	64-Core 155 10% 155 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% PwrHis(1787 2307) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Lighting 26.2 Reflection 19.3 Parallax 21.4 21% 22.3 fps	MRender 18.3 Gravity 20 Splatting 25 18% 21.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-3112A 250GB 1,508 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30060P00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 404 Write 379 Mixed 293 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 33.5 111% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 29.2 DQ Write 85 DQ Mixed 43.8 37% 52.7 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 718GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 66 65 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 116 Write 121 Mixed 59 SusWrite 64.6 66% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 162% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 68%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 10GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 55 58 39 40 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 71 Write 64.3 Mixed 49 SusWrite 51.2 44% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 49%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 442GB free Firmware: JP4OA3CF SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 66 65 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 105 Write 123 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 64.7 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 74%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 1,450 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 104GB free, PID 231a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 57 56 57 58 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 32 Write 78.3 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 57 90% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 49%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 32GB 7,326 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 21GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	4.46% Terrible	Read 20.7 Write 0.3 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 2.7 6% 6.98 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.46% Great: 20%
SAMSUNG HD501LJ 500GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 299GB free, PID fcd7 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 35 Write 20.5 Mixed 22 SusWrite 27.5 34% 26.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 18%
Hitachi HDP72505 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 210GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	16.4% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 29.5 Mixed 25 SusWrite 29.8 39% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 10.9 28% 9.83 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 8.4 20% 6.93 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 65%

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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 $32Bench 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 $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