Asus A88X-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 46.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (84%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus A88X-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150917
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '17 at 18:00
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 84%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A4-5300 APU-$36
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
46.6% Average
Memory 77.9
1-Core 60.6
2-Core 93.5
50% 77.3 Pts
4-Core 92.7
8-Core 92.6
12% 92.6 Pts
64-Core 89.6
6% 89.6 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 420
Gigabyte(1458 368C) 2GB
CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
2.23% Terrible
Lighting 2.67
Reflection 2.96
Parallax 2.03
2% 2.55 fps
MRender 3.52
Gravity 2.43
Splatting 2.74
2% 2.9 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.23%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
55.3% Above average
Read 93.7
Write 99.1
Mixed 86.1
70% 93 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 0.99
4K Mixed 0.13
53% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 61%
Seagate ST9250410ASG 250GB
233GB free
Firmware: 0004SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
53.5% Above average
Read 94.5
Write 92.3
Mixed 90.8
70% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 0.77
4K Mixed 0.36
77% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Micron 8KTF25664AZ-1G4M1 10GB
1600, 1333 MHz
8192, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
19.4% Very poor
MC Read 7.1
MC Write 4.5
MC Mixed 5.7
16% 5.77 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 5.5
17% 6.1 GB/s
Latency 84.6
47% 84.6 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88X-PLUS Builds (Compare 124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus A88X-PLUS - $114

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 45% - Average Total price: $286
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