Asrock A88M-G/3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 54.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics22.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive161% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock A88M-G/3.1  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160505
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '18 at 11:10
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon X4 880K-$105
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Memory 72
1-Core 74.1
2-Core 127
55% 90.9 Pts
4-Core 220
8-Core 205
29% 212 Pts
64-Core 217
13% 217 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB
CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
22.1% Poor
Lighting 26
Reflection 24.6
Parallax 32.4
21% 27.7 fps
MRender 34
Gravity 30.1
Splatting 25.8
24% 29.9 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.1%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 600 640 292 296 305 308 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 1047
Write 841
Mixed 802
SusWrite 407
173% 774 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 67.9
223% 74.6 MB/s
DQ Read 601
DQ Write 494
DQ Mixed 551
411% 548 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 161%
Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 187 187 187 187 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 184
Mixed 73.6
SusWrite 186
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 111%
Great: 109%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 500GB
166GB free, PID 0730
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
14.8% Very poor
Read 30.5
Write 27.4
Mixed 24.1
SusWrite 28.8
37% 27.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-033.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.1% Below average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 16.2
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 9.3
20% 6.93 GB/s
Latency 96.8
41% 96.8 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88M-G/3.1 Builds (Compare 91 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock A88M-G/3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $175
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