Asus M3A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 45.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive30.3% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (86%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M3A  (all builds)
Memory1.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100611
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '17 at 11:48
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 86%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 940
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
45.7% Average
Memory 71.1
1-Core 38.4
2-Core 55.7
39% 55.1 Pts
4-Core 119
8-Core 126
16% 122 Pts
64-Core 104
6% 104 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520
Gainward(10B0 0401) 2GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 267 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
1.88% Terrible
Lighting 2.33
Reflection 2.88
Parallax 0.72
2% 1.98 fps
MRender 2.67
Gravity 2.3
Splatting 1.96
2% 2.31 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.88%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
30.3% Below average
Read 181
Write 116
Mixed 137
32% 145 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 29.7
4K Mixed 8.31
49% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 19.7
DQ Write 50.9
DQ Mixed 7.99
14% 26.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80
403GB free
Firmware: SD15 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 97
Write 100
Mixed 73.9
68% 90.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.43
109% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 59%
Seagate ST9320423AS 320GB-$40
114GB free
Firmware: 0006HPM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
41.4% Average
Read 68.7
Write 75.4
Mixed 34.3
44% 59.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.29
80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
14.5% Very poor
MC Read 3.9
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 3.8
12% 4.33 GB/s
SC Read 3.8
SC Write 2.7
SC Mixed 4.2
10% 3.57 GB/s
Latency 98.8
40% 98.8 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M3A Builds (Compare 17 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M3A

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