Asus A88X-PLUS/USB 3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.24% 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.
MotherboardAsus A88X-PLUS/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160307
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 22 '17 at 10:47
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 870K
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
53% Above average
Memory 70.4
1-Core 72.8
2-Core 127
54% 90.1 Pts
4-Core 207
8-Core 211
28% 209 Pts
64-Core 213
13% 213 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
Asus(1043 04C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 820 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.24% Terrible
Lighting 7.6
Reflection 8.96
Parallax 9.53
6% 8.7 fps
MRender 7.62
Gravity 6.63
Splatting 8.57
6% 7.61 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.24%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 163
Write 145
Mixed 151
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 5.72
4K Mixed 0.63
206% 2.36 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C11D3/4GX 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.8% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 6.5
22% 7.67 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 7.7
21% 7.47 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88X-PLUS/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 23 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus A88X-PLUS/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 41% - Average Total price: $1,047
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