Asus M4A88TD-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.1% 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 Drive	46.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M4A88TD-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111110
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '19 at 17:06
Run Duration	583 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	58%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 83.5 1-Core 47.2 2-Core 94.7 49% 75.1 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 188 25% 187 Pts	64-Core 185 11% 185 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% XFX(1682 3251) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Lighting 35.6 Reflection 31.6 Parallax 42.5 29% 36.6 fps	MRender 27.8 Gravity 29.4 Splatting 37.2 26% 31.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: P180509a SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 148 62 84 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 292 Write 292 Mixed 167 SusWrite 63.3 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 24.4 96% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 26.6 DQ Write 46.5 DQ Mixed 26.7 23% 33.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 99%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 100GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 117 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 295 Write 148 Mixed 170 SusWrite 40.2 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 57.4 4K Mixed 33.7 120% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 34.6 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 39.4 39% 60.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 209GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 2.2 73 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 24.5 53% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1TB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.3 82 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 85 Write 85.8 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 28.1 46% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 12.6 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 9 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 50%

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

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M4A88TD-M/USB3

CPU
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	5x
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	4x
Athlon II X4 640AMD $70Bench 45%, 18,839 samples	3x

GPU
Radeon HD 4250ATIBench 1%, 5,806 samples	5x
HD 6870AMDBench 15%, 25,443 samples	2x
R7 240AMDBench 5%, 58,337 samples	2x

SSD
PM871 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 71%, 2,429 samples	2x
SSD 1TBBench 80%, 9,059 samples	2x
WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GBWDCBench 87%, 12,305 samples	2x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	7x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	6x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	6x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $144

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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