Asus M3A78-CM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 49.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.87% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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-CM  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100823
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 19 '20 at 22:44
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 630
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
49.6% Average
Memory 71.1
1-Core 41.5
2-Core 83.1
42% 65.2 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 163
22% 164 Pts
64-Core 167
10% 167 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5570
XFX(1682 3050) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
4.87% Terrible
Lighting 6.2
Reflection 6.85
Parallax 5.12
5% 6.06 fps
MRender 6.48
Gravity 4.4
Splatting 5.7
4% 5.52 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.87%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS722516VLAT20 165GB
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V34OA60A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 22 22 28 30 30 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
16.2% Very poor
Read 29.6
Write 27.8
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 26.4
20% 27.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 16.2%
Great: 30%
USB Flash Disk 16GB
10GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 5.8 6.6 6.2 6.2 6.6 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
4.48% Terrible
Read 15.4
Write 2.8
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 6.2
8% 7.47 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
14% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.48%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
27.1% Poor
MC Read 9.9
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 10.2
26% 9.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 8.3
21% 7.4 GB/s
Latency 98.9
40% 98.9 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M3A78-CM Builds (Compare 20 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M3A78-CM

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $482
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