Asus A88XM-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics14.3% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus A88XM-A  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131206
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 25 '17 at 13:40
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 65%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-6400K APU-$81
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Memory 87.5
1-Core 28.5
2-Core 79.2
45% 65.1 Pts
4-Core 85.7
8-Core 92.1
12% 88.9 Pts
64-Core 106
7% 106 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120
Gigabyte(1458 2271) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.0.0
Relative performance (0th percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Lighting 18.8
Reflection 21
Parallax 4.09
15% 14.6 fps
MRender 24.9
Gravity 18.9
Splatting 6.09
12% 16.6 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 505A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.4% Poor
MC Read 13
MC Write 6.2
MC Mixed 9.7
28% 9.63 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 7.8
21% 7.23 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88XM-A Builds (Compare 377 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A - $62

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $178
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