Asus A88XM-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 39.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.05% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive41.5% 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.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus A88XM-A  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140825
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 30 '21 at 12:35
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 860K-$51
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Memory 47.4
1-Core 61
2-Core 112
42% 73.6 Pts
4-Core 185
8-Core 189
25% 187 Pts
64-Core 184
11% 184 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
Asus(1043 04B3) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.05% Terrible
Lighting 1.2
Reflection 1.7
Parallax 1.6
1% 1.5 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 1.6
1% 1.47 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.05%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 11 30 156 98 109 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 377
Write 192
Mixed 238
SusWrite 112
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 22.4
4K Mixed 14.2
57% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 59.5
DQ Write 46.5
DQ Mixed 11.1
20% 39 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
6GB free
Firmware: 3.AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 70 70 70 70 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
32.8% Below average
Read 44.3
Write 29.8
Mixed 32.9
SusWrite 69.6
32% 44.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 43%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20
17GB free
Firmware: 15.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 69 69 69 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
40.5% Average
Read 71
Write 70.7
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 69.6
49% 66.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 69%
Seagate ST332031 1CS 320GB
133GB free
Firmware: CA12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 55 55 55 55 55 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
42.7% Average
Read 94.1
Write 78
Mixed 42.3
SusWrite 54.5
49% 67.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
36.1% Below average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 14.2
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 11.4
26% 9.13 GB/s
Latency 171
24% 171 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 39%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88XM-A Builds (Compare 378 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A - $62

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $178
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