Asus M3A78-EM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 44.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics16.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
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 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M3A78-EM  (all builds)
Memory2.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20101008
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 19 '18 at 10:47
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 7750
AM2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
44.9% Average
Memory 76.7
1-Core 39.2
2-Core 79.4
43% 65.1 Pts
4-Core 79.2
8-Core 79
11% 79.1 Pts
64-Core 79.1
5% 79.1 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6870
XFX(1682 3100) 1GB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
16.9% Very poor
Lighting 22.7
Reflection 15.5
Parallax 19.6
18% 19.3 fps
MRender 13.7
Gravity 15.7
Splatting 20.1
14% 16.5 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.9%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Maxtor STM3500320AS 500GB
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX1A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 67.9
Write 69.3
Mixed 32.9
42% 56.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.46
116% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
23.9% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 9.3
23% 7.9 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 6.7
16% 5.53 GB/s
Latency 86.9
46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 44%

 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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