Asus M4A89GTD-PRO/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 79% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
MotherboardAsus M4A89GTD-PRO/USB3  (all builds)
Memory2.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110308
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 01 '16 at 21:49
Run Duration187 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 54%
CPU Throttled 79%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
43.5% Average
Memory 60
1-Core 11.9
2-Core 85.5
32% 52.5 Pts
4-Core 158
8-Core 157
21% 158 Pts
64-Core 158
10% 158 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4290
Asus(1043 8454) 384MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.82% Terrible
Lighting 0.87
Reflection 1.69
Parallax 0.5
1% 1.02 fps
MRender 1.29
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 1.61
1% 1.22 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.82%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
272GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 127
Write 136
Mixed 92.1
88% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 0.59
4K Mixed 0.21
70% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 117
Write 102
Mixed 30.9
61% 83.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.44
4K Mixed 0.37
92% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 70%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20
3GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 84.5
Write 82
Mixed 65.2
58% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.4
97% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair VS2GB1333D3 Kingston 99P5471-004.A01LF 6GB
533, 533 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
24.1% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 9
24% 8.4 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 6.6
17% 5.9 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A89GTD-PRO/USB3 Builds (Compare 234 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A89GTD-PRO/USB3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $268
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