Asus M3N78-VM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics10.9% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M3N78-VM  (all builds)
Memory6.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100910
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 29 '17 at 05:51
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Memory 79.7
1-Core 54.5
2-Core 109
51% 81 Pts
4-Core 218
8-Core 219
29% 218 Pts
64-Core 221
14% 221 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
Asus(1043 0427) 1GB
CLim: 850 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.9% Very poor
Lighting 13.3
Reflection 14.4
Parallax 15.8
11% 14.5 fps
MRender 12.2
Gravity 11
Splatting 16.6
11% 13.3 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20
359GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 112
Write 95.1
Mixed 109
80% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.41
100% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.8% Poor
MC Read 10.2
MC Write 7.7
MC Mixed 9.9
26% 9.27 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7.7
20% 6.83 GB/s
Latency 81
49% 81 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M3N78-VM Builds (Compare 36 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M3N78-VM

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $83
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