Asus M4A87TD EVO

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	13% 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 Drive	22.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M4A87TD EVO (all builds)
Memory	1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110308
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '21 at 09:12
Run Duration	368 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 91.6 1-Core 40 2-Core 88.4 50% 73.3 Pts	4-Core 149 8-Core 146 20% 147 Pts	64-Core 126 8% 126 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203 31,648 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Asus(1043 835E) 1GB CLim: 775 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Lighting 15 Reflection 22 Parallax 4.9 12% 14 fps	MRender 23.8 Gravity 15 Splatting 15.5 14% 18.1 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 339GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 28 32 5.9 15 20 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22.8% Poor	Read 256 Write 215 Mixed 262 SusWrite 20 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 11.8 4K Mixed 6 37% 11.1 MB/s	DQ Read 13.7 DQ Write 9.9 DQ Mixed 14.7 10% 12.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 771GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 79 115 113 91 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 87.4 Write 78.5 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 91.4 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 76%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 535GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 56 81 78 68 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 96.3 Write 84.6 Mixed 67 SusWrite 68 58% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 67%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$39 12,609 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 862GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 50 67 67 61 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 103 Write 107 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 60.5 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 86%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 33 42 28 25 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 161 Write 147 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 33.8 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 101%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 74 106 106 87 91 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 110 Write 97.1 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 88.6 66% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 76%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 745GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 58 83 79 69 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 79.8 Write 77.2 Mixed 57 SusWrite 69.1 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 87%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 140GB free Firmware: 2BA30010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 48 66 66 59 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 66 Write 66.9 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 58.8 42% 57.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 59%
WD Elements 107C 5TB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 987GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 2.8 3.2 3.3 2.7 3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	10% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 30.5 Mixed 30.6 SusWrite 2.9 31% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 10% Great: 66%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 764GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 2.7 3.3 3.4 3 3.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	8.47% Terrible	Read 25.2 Write 30.1 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 3 29% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 71% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 8.47% Great: 49%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 2.8 3.5 3.4 2.9 3.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	9.02% Terrible	Read 33.7 Write 28.9 Mixed 28 SusWrite 3 30% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.1 42% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 9.02% Great: 61%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 630GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 2.8 3.4 3.5 2.9 3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	9.98% Terrible	Read 34 Write 30.2 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 3 30% 23.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 9.98% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GB 592 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM 667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.9% Poor	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 11.1 28% 9.93 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 6.9 17% 6 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 63%

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Workstation 16%

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Motherboard: Asus M4A87TD EVO

CPU
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	36x
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	25x
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x
R9 270XAMD $199Bench 27%, 77,943 samples	6x
HD 6850AMDBench 12%, 31,600 samples	6x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	5x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	4x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	3x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	4x
F3-10666CL9-4GBNT0 F3-10666CL9-4GBNT0 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GBUnknownBench 29%, 5 samples	3x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	3x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $241

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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