Asus A88XM-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive72.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus A88XM-E/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160307
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 10 '21 at 14:38
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 740K
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
39.6% Below average
Memory 50.5
1-Core 15.6
2-Core 93.1
31% 53.1 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 153
22% 162 Pts
64-Core 161
10% 161 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 287 273 286 257 189 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 438
Write 298
Mixed 271
SusWrite 263
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 25.1
93% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 151
132% 199 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 98%
Asmt 2115 507GB
336GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 307 299 330 329 328 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 278
Write 308
Mixed 250
SusWrite 317
65% 288 MB/s
4K Read 10.7
4K Write 30
4K Mixed 18.2
55% 19.6 MB/s
DQ Read 96.1
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 88.6
70% 95.6 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 63%
Kingston SSDNow SNV Series 64GB
3GB free
Firmware: C091126a
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 147
Write 148
Mixed 93.3
29% 129 MB/s
4K Read 8
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.7
17% 4.93 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
18.5% Very poor
MC Read 8.2
MC Write 3.7
MC Mixed 6.4
17% 6.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 6.4
17% 6 GB/s
Latency 159
25% 159 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88XM-E/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 33 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus A88XM-E/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 31% - Below average Total price: $492
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