Asus A88XM-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 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 41.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus A88XM-A (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '22 at 23:40
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 860K-$51 29,887 User benchmarks, average bench 45% FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Memory 56.8 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 100 46% 76 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 156 21% 155 Pts	64-Core 152 9% 152 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 401 Write 312 Mixed 27.1 54% 247 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 15.5 4K Mixed 23.2 72% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 0.8 61% 147 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 33.1 Write 6.7 Mixed 13.7 18% 17.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 2.5 117% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-559.A00LF 16GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	24% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 7.6 23% 8.2 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 7.6 20% 7.1 GB/s	Latency 137 29% 137 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical A88XM-A Builds (Compare 378 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A - $62

CPU
A8-6600K APUAMD $88Bench 50%, 21,890 samples	54x
Athlon II X4 860KAMD $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples	39x
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	38x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	31x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	31x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	19x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	14x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	12x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	22x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	12x
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 8GBUnknownBench 35%, 719 samples	8x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $178

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16