Asus M4A87TD/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics14.5% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A87TD/USB3  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100402
Uptime8.1 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '21 at 22:48
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
52.2% Above average
Memory 71.1
1-Core 49.7
2-Core 89.8
45% 70.2 Pts
4-Core 182
8-Core 269
28% 226 Pts
64-Core 268
17% 268 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180
EVGA(3842 1461) 1GB
CLim: 850 MHz, MLim: 1026 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
14.5% Very poor
Lighting 16.7
Reflection 23.6
Parallax 16
14% 18.8 fps
MRender 25.6
Gravity 18.6
Splatting 16.9
16% 20.4 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
676GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC4D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 88 148 155 151 160 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
45% Average
Read 27.3
Write 44.3
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 130
42% 57.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.2
36% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 45%
Great: 112%
Philips USB Flash Drive 32GB
25GB free, PID 6300
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 9.6 7.2 9.1 10 7.5 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
6.38% Terrible
Read 26.5
Write 3.5
Mixed 10.8
SusWrite 8.4
14% 12.3 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
11% 1 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.38%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX 9905403-083.A00LF 9905403-083.A00LF 8GB
667, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
28.2% Poor
MC Read 11.9
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 10.6
28% 9.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 8.2
20% 7.03 GB/s
Latency 98.9
40% 98.9 ns

 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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