Asus A88X-GAMER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics91.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus A88X-GAMER  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1862 x 1048 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150429
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '18 at 05:03
Run Duration343 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 57%
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 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-6790K APU (2013 D.Ri)
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
56.7% Above average
Memory 82
1-Core 67.3
2-Core 131
58% 93.5 Pts
4-Core 180
8-Core 208
25% 194 Pts
64-Core 128
8% 128 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.4% Outstanding
Lighting 112
Reflection 141
Parallax 132
92% 129 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 122
Splatting 104
91% 112 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Geil ZENITH R3 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: Q0526A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 448
Write 410
Mixed 438
96% 432 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 81.4
4K Mixed 27
128% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 30.4
57% 113 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 111%
Sandisk PLUS 120GB
111GB free
Firmware: 00RL
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
26% Poor
Read 282
Write 104
Mixed 126
37% 171 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 4.17
4K Mixed 5.68
28% 7.45 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26%
Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 156
Mixed 150
118% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.19
74% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
410GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 142
Write 137
Mixed 141
106% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.22
90% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 107%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB
801GB free, PID 5106
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 112
Write 107
Mixed 43
105% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.49
184% 2.16 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 45%
FLASH Drive SM_USB20 8GB
4GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
5.01% Terrible
Read 15.8
Write 7.38
Mixed 6.01
11% 9.73 MB/s
4K Read 4.66
4K Write 0.004
4K Mixed 0.007
18% 1.56 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.01%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.7% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 7.1
MC Mixed 8.5
28% 9.97 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 10.6
26% 9.03 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88X-GAMER Builds (Compare 75 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus A88X-GAMER

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $290
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