Asus M3A78-EH

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive39.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M3A78-EH  (all builds)
Memory3.3 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100826
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 11 '19 at 11:05
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Processor model unknown
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
42.5% Average
Memory 69.1
1-Core 40.5
2-Core 79.8
41% 63.1 Pts
4-Core 88.4
8-Core 134
14% 111 Pts
64-Core 154
10% 154 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 3650
Sapphire(174B BE42) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
2.47% Terrible
Lighting 2.73
Reflection 5.73
Parallax 1.22
2% 3.23 fps
MRender 3.43
Gravity 1.1
Splatting 5.52
3% 3.35 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.47%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS128GSSD360S 128GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0921A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 162 174 176 170 173 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
39.4% Below average
Read 201
Write 165
Mixed 142
SusWrite 170
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 49.1
4K Mixed 7.3
66% 25.6 MB/s
DQ Read 23.9
DQ Write 75.5
DQ Mixed 8.6
18% 36 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 73%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109
115GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 59 59 58 59 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
20.9% Poor
Read 13.8
Write 44.6
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 58.5
26% 35.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 20.9%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x2GB
3 of 4 slots used
6GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
20.6% Poor
MC Read 7.2
MC Write 5.7
MC Mixed 7.4
19% 6.77 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 6.1
14% 5.07 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M3A78-EH Builds (Compare 1 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M3A78-EH

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