Asus M4A88T-M

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics10.5% 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 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.
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 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 (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A88T-M  (all builds)
Memory6.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100823
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '18 at 13:35
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 62%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 640-$70
AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Memory 75.8
1-Core 44.6
2-Core 88.7
45% 69.7 Pts
4-Core 174
8-Core 174
23% 174 Pts
64-Core 179
11% 179 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 4870
Gigabyte(1458 21B4) 1GB
Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.620.0.0
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
10.5% Very poor
Lighting 13.9
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 9.16
11% 11.5 fps
MRender 8.62
Gravity 8.63
Splatting 13.5
9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.5%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HCS545050GLA380 500GB
390GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GM4OA5DG
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 57 55 55 61 59 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
28.6% Poor
Read 45.5
Write 61
Mixed 34.1
SusWrite 53.9
36% 48.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
78% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 43%
Maxtor 6L300S0 300GB-$45
277GB free
Firmware: BACE1G20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 57 57 56 60 60 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Read 67.1
Write 68.5
Mixed 39.2
SusWrite 54.8
42% 57.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 0.1
150% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 36%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
457GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 125 125 127 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 127
Write 127
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 126
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
32.1% Below average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 12.2
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 8.8
21% 7.4 GB/s
Latency 88.7
45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A88T-M Builds (Compare 86 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A88T-M - $260

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $385
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