Asrock FM2A88M Extreme4+

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 45.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.64% 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 Drive50.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsrock FM2A88M Extreme4+  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160205
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateApr 03 '21 at 14:59
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon X4 840 Quad Core
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
45.3% Average
Memory 56.7
1-Core 65.3
2-Core 119
47% 80.3 Pts
4-Core 198
8-Core 192
26% 195 Pts
64-Core 199
12% 199 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
Sapphire(174B E266) 1GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 21.3.1
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
8.64% Terrible
Lighting 10.6
Reflection 13.1
Parallax 14.4
9% 12.7 fps
MRender 12.4
Gravity 10.7
Splatting 9.2
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.64%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0730A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 105 91 50 52 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 341
Write 313
Mixed 135
SusWrite 74.7
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 21.3
100% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 31.2
DQ Write 73.5
DQ Mixed 44.1
36% 49.6 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
414GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 108 92 51 53 53 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 111
Write 112
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 76.2
67% 90.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 69%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29
158GB free
Firmware: VT100-50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 47 48 47 47 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
23.1% Poor
Read 33.2
Write 38.7
Mixed 27
SusWrite 47
27% 36.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
126% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.7% Poor
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 8.6
25% 8.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 6.8
SC Mixed 8
22% 7.67 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 25.7%
Great: 40%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical FM2A88M Extreme4+ Builds (Compare 89 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock FM2A88M Extreme4+ - $93

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 41% - Average Total price: $375
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