Asus M5A87

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	12.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	71.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus M5A87 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110809
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '20 at 10:58
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175 23,835 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Memory 77.6 1-Core 46 2-Core 85.4 46% 69.7 Pts	4-Core 161 8-Core 227 24% 194 Pts	64-Core 238 15% 238 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K620-$170 16,214 User benchmarks, average bench 11% Nvidia(10DE 1098) 2GB CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 354.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Lighting 15.6 Reflection 14 Parallax 10.6 13% 13.4 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 11.9 Splatting 15.6 11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 11%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 125 165 71 70 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 413 Write 397 Mixed 341 SusWrite 146 73% 324 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 33.2 115% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 255 186% 241 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 95%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 227GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 350 361 336 359 360 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 418 Mixed 348 SusWrite 346 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 45.3 148% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 256 188% 248 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 41GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 88 90 89 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 82.4 Write 84 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 88.4 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 88%
SAMSUNG HD501LJ 500GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 98GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	9.73% Terrible	Read 26.3 Write 15.2 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 11 22% 17.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 63% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.73% Great: 33%
Compact Flash Card 4GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 2GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 12 12 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	7.78% Terrible	Read 27.4 Write 22.4 Mixed 18.9 SusWrite 11.3 26% 20 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 26% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.78% Great: 15%
WD Elements 25A3 14TB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 12.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 185 194 194 199 214 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 205 Write 203 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 193 225% 170 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 2.2 231% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 103%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 32GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 23.5 Write 27 Mixed 18.6 SusWrite 11.5 27% 20.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 12.4 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 5.4 SC Mixed 9.3 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 85.1 47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 61%

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Typical M5A87 Builds (Compare 90 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A87

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	10x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	7x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x
Radeon HD 6770AMDBench 10%, 16,639 samples	5x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GBBench 71%, 36,832 samples	5x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	28x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	15x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	10x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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