Asus M4A88T-M

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.74% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus M4A88T-M  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101223
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateAug 31 '20 at 15:40
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240
AM3, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Memory 79.9
1-Core 53.3
2-Core 106
51% 79.6 Pts
4-Core 190
8-Core 285
30% 237 Pts
64-Core 284
18% 284 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4250
Asus(1043 843E) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
0.74% Terrible
Lighting 0.87
Reflection 1.85
Parallax 0.5
1% 1.07 fps
MRender 1.05
Gravity 0.13
Splatting 1.52
1% 0.9 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.74%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 91 98 107 103 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 108
Write 91.7
Mixed 56.4
SusWrite 99.8
65% 89 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
158% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 113 112 115 107 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 118
Write 105
Mixed 58.4
SusWrite 110
72% 98 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 67%
ST950042 0AS 500GB
400GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 18 18 18 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
9.5% Terrible
Read 20.1
Write 16.4
Mixed 15.2
SusWrite 18.4
23% 17.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 9.5%
Great: 40%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB
28GB free, PID 00ee
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 3.8 4.7 5.3 3.8 3.8 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
4% Terrible
Read 15.9
Write 9
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 4.4
10% 8.38 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
12% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.7% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 12.6
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 10.3
23% 7.97 GB/s
Latency 80.7
50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A88T-M Builds (Compare 86 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A88T-M - $260

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