Asus M3A78

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.62% 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.
Memory6.5GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6.5GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus M3A78  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 6.5 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20100914
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 23 '17 at 22:01
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User LVA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Memory 78.1
1-Core 34.6
2-Core 69.5
42% 60.7 Pts
4-Core 138
8-Core 138
18% 138 Pts
64-Core 139
9% 139 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Asus(1043 84D6) 2GB
CLim: 922 MHz, MLim: 455 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
5.62% Terrible
Lighting 6.97
Reflection 7.19
Parallax 8.16
6% 7.44 fps
MRender 4.95
Gravity 7.37
Splatting 7.43
6% 6.58 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.62%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD200HJ 200GB
186GB free
Firmware: KF100-06 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
50% Average
Read 85.9
Write 88.1
Mixed 62
59% 78.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.47
110% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 50%
Great: 53%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4.ADA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
36.1% Below average
Read 65.3
Write 60.2
Mixed 23.8
36% 49.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.31
84% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 512 MB
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
24% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 5.7
MC Mixed 8.7
22% 7.87 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 6
16% 5.63 GB/s
Latency 84.1
48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 24%
Great: 46%

 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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