Asus M3A78

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics10.7% 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 Drive28.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
MotherboardAsus M3A78  (all builds)
Memory2.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 05 '19 at 11:51
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Memory 81.2
1-Core 26.5
2-Core 100
44% 69.3 Pts
4-Core 202
8-Core 169
26% 185 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770
Sapphire(174B E144) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Lighting 14.2
Reflection 10.4
Parallax 11.5
12% 12 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 10.5
Splatting 11.9
9% 11 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 108 113 115 116 151 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
28.1% Poor
Read 156
Write 97.2
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 124
26% 115 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 17.8
4K Mixed 11.6
44% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 13.1
DQ Write 23.4
DQ Mixed 20.4
15% 19 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 28.1%
Great: 85%
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40
141GB free
Firmware: JF100-19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 78 79 79 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
42.6% Average
Read 69.9
Write 79.2
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 78.5
50% 68.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x1GB
4 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
28.3% Poor
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 7.8
MC Mixed 10.2
27% 9.43 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 8.2
19% 6.77 GB/s
Latency 78.3
51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M3A78 Builds (Compare 9 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M3A78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $213
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