Asus A88XM-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus A88XM-A (all builds)
Memory	0.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140401
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '20 at 14:04
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A6-6400K APU-$81 13,306 User benchmarks, average bench 40% FM2+ , 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Memory 81.6 1-Core 51.9 2-Core 80.4 48% 71.3 Pts	4-Core 80.2 8-Core 76.6 11% 78.4 Pts	64-Core 75 5% 75 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8470D 8,268 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8526) 768MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.72% Terrible	Lighting 3.57 Reflection 3.58 Parallax 3.56 3% 3.57 fps	MRender 2.14 Gravity 3.2 Splatting 3.13 2% 2.82 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.72% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,065 Write 22.2 Mixed 50.5 79% 379 MB/s	4K Read 170 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 3.7 264% 58.7 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 2GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 26 24 28 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 16 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 26.4 18% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 68% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 43%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 10GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 61 54 50 51 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 46.3 Write 49.8 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 57.5 35% 47 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 44%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 166GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 15 14 16 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 49 Write 46.2 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 15.6 28% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 44%
Maxtor Basics Desktop 500GB 444 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 11GB free, PID 7410 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 28 29 28 22 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 4 Mixed 10 SusWrite 26.2 21% 18 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 20%
Linux File-Stor Gadget 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 7GB free, PID a4a5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 33 35 35 32 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	15.5% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 31.5 Mixed 23 SusWrite 33.7 41% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 52% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 19%
WDC WD80 0BEVS-22RST0 80GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 2GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 33.5 Write 35.8 Mixed 24 39% 31.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x4GB 154,807 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 4.8 MC Mixed 6.5 20% 6.87 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 5.6 SC Mixed 4.4 16% 5.5 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 52%

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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 $36Bench 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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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