Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics0.51% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M3A78-EMH HDMI  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100906
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 04 '18 at 09:16
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom 9500
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 31.2
2-Core 63.1
21% 47.2 Pts
4-Core 116
8-Core 119
16% 117 Pts
64-Core 114
7% 114 Pts
Poor: 10% Great: 25%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 3200
Asus(1043 82F1) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
0.51% Terrible
Lighting 0.6
Reflection 1.38
Parallax 0.38
0% 0.79 fps
MRender 0.76
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.91
0% 0.66 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.51%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3160021A 160GB-$75
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8.01 Max speed: UDMA 100 100 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
28.2% Poor
Read 47.4
Write 50.4
Mixed 44.9
36% 47.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.32
4K Mixed 0.38
91% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
1024, 2048, 2048, 1024 MB
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
13% Very poor
MC Read 4.9
MC Write 4.3
MC Mixed 5.5
14% 4.9 GB/s
SC Read 2.9
SC Write 2.8
SC Mixed 3.4
9% 3.03 GB/s
Latency 534
8% 534 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M3A78-EMH HDMI Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI

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