Asus M5A88-M

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A88-M (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130501
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '18 at 03:53
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 84.2 1-Core 61.8 2-Core 90.3 52% 78.8 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 237 28% 215 Pts	64-Core 239 15% 239 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 03CA) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.04% Terrible	Lighting 1.3 Reflection 1.46 Parallax 1.56 1% 1.44 fps	MRender 1.43 Gravity 0.9 Splatting 1.3 1% 1.21 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.04% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 163 175 172 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 171 Mixed 102 SusWrite 168 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 76GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 88 81 78 75 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 184 Write 183 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 79.8 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 113%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 19GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 88 80 77 74 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 84.5 Write 83.7 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 79.5 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 84%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 266GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 93 91 94 91 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 75.5 Write 78.2 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 92.2 100% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 9.1 27% 9.57 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 8 22% 7.57 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 67%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A88-M

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	17x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	15x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	11x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	12x
Radeon HD 4250ATIBench 1%, 5,806 samples	12x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	7x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	6x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	36x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	33x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	10x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16