Asus M3A78-EM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 21%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 45.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics9.24% 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 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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-EM  (all builds)
Memory1.3 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '18 at 13:02
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User PRY-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom 9650-$125
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
45.6% Average
Memory 68.3
1-Core 32.2
2-Core 58.1
37% 52.9 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 135
18% 135 Pts
64-Core 137
8% 137 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 4870
PwrHis(1787 2003) 512MB
Driver: atidxx32.dll Ver. 8.56.1.16
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
9.24% Terrible
Lighting 11.9
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 8.66
10% 10.3 fps
MRender 7.95
Gravity 8.1
Splatting 13
8% 9.7 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.24%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD1600AABS-00PRA0 160GB
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 91 89 64 81 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 81.8
Write 77.4
Mixed 45.5
SusWrite 82.9
53% 71.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 52%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50
84GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 92 92 95 92 91 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
51.4% Above average
Read 85.8
Write 46.1
Mixed 58.8
SusWrite 92.9
52% 70.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR2
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
23.2% Poor
MC Read 10.2
MC Write 5.7
MC Mixed 8.1
23% 8 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 5.2
14% 5 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M3A78-EM Builds (Compare 52 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M3A78-EM - $18

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $200
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