Asus M5A87

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.86% 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	80.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A87 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130501
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '22 at 14:01
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 73.9 2-Core 121 59% 93.2 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 346 34% 279 Pts	64-Core 341 21% 341 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT 19,550 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8331) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.74 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	5.86% Terrible	Lighting 8 Reflection 10.5 Parallax 2.9 6% 7.13 fps	MRender 7.3 Gravity 6.6 Splatting 3.7 5% 5.87 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.86% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$60 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 432GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 234 266 267 237 278 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 442 Write 375 Mixed 379 SusWrite 252 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 43.9 135% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 40.8 DQ Mixed 52.4 54% 92.8 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 130%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 424GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 137 135 136 138 138 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 131 Write 117 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 135 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.1% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 15.7 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 45%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

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 $175Bench 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 $29Bench 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 $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