Asus M5A88-M

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Speed boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 48.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	28% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A88-M (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120316
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 17:01
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Memory 77 1-Core 35.4 2-Core 103 45% 71.9 Pts	4-Core 126 8-Core 111 16% 119 Pts	64-Core 104 6% 104 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4250 5,806 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 843E) 256MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	0.17% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 1.1 Parallax 0.1 0% 0.43 fps	MRender 0 Gravity 0.8 Splatting 0.4 0% 0.4 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.17% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 2.6 2.3 2.9 3 1.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	28% Poor	Read 361 Write 304 Mixed 179 SusWrite 2.5 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 13.3 43% 11.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 61%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 852GB free Firmware: 77.04D77 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 3.4 3.3 3.9 4.2 4.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	4.8% Terrible	Read 12.7 Write 7.5 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 3.9 6% 7.65 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 38% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 4.8% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x2GB 45,030 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 3 of 4 slots used 6GB DIMM Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 8.6 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 8.4 23% 7.9 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 52%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical M5A88-M Builds (Compare 131 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A88-M

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	17x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	15x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	11x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	12x
Radeon HD 4250ATIBench 1%, 5,806 samples	12x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	7x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	6x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	36x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	33x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	10x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16