Asus M4A87TD/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics65.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive32.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A87TD/USB3  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20100416
Uptime5.7 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '17 at 22:26
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 945
AM3, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Memory 84.5
1-Core 43.8
2-Core 88.4
48% 72.2 Pts
4-Core 132
8-Core 130
18% 131 Pts
64-Core 128
8% 128 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.5% Good
Lighting 83.3
Reflection 80
Parallax 69.9
68% 77.7 fps
MRender 72.2
Gravity 75.5
Splatting 74.9
61% 74.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
32.3% Below average
Read 135
Write 85.4
Mixed 91.5
23% 104 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 8.24
67% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 21.6
DQ Write 94.8
DQ Mixed 7.95
21% 41.5 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
3TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 191
Mixed 108
122% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.75
4K Mixed 0.24
93% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 110%
Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
88GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Read 73.3
Write 65.2
Mixed 39.1
44% 59.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.67
4K Mixed 0.28
81% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM 800 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.2% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 12.5
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 8.2
20% 7.17 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A87TD/USB3 Builds (Compare 175 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
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Desktop
Desktop 54%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Asus M4A87TD/USB3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $98
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