Asus A88XM-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 12%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 14.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics4.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus A88XM-A  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131206
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateDec 08 '18 at 16:24
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 88%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-6600K APU-$88
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Memory 2.5
1-Core 21.3
2-Core 43.1
11% 22.3 Pts
4-Core 142
8-Core 191
21% 166 Pts
64-Core 198
12% 198 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8570D
Asus(1043 8526) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
4.54% Terrible
Lighting 5.53
Reflection 8
Parallax 5.19
4% 6.24 fps
MRender 4.38
Gravity 4.4
Splatting 7.3
5% 5.36 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.54%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,216
Write 1,060
Mixed 989
242% 1,088 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 33.1
4K Mixed 9.8
84% 26.1 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 280
202% 258 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65
291GB free
Firmware: 12.01B02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 73 73 73 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 67
Write 65.4
Mixed 47.6
SusWrite 72.8
47% 63.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 58%
CENTON USB 16GB
0GB free, PID 0000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 7.6 8.9 8.3 8.4 8.8 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
5.63% Terrible
Read 23.7
Write 0.5
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 8.2
11% 10.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
6% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.63%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
27.8% Poor
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 11
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 2.7
SC Mixed 3.8
9% 3.23 GB/s
Latency 480
8% 480 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 61%

 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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