Asus M3A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 45.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.12% 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 Drive54.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M3A  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080418
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 16 '18 at 19:49
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom 9650-$125
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
45.4% Average
Memory 71
1-Core 37.1
2-Core 74.4
40% 60.8 Pts
4-Core 116
8-Core 126
16% 121 Pts
64-Core 131
8% 131 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
Device(0000 0000) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
5.12% Terrible
Lighting 6.07
Reflection 8.38
Parallax 2.03
5% 5.49 fps
MRender 9.48
Gravity 4.37
Splatting 6.48
6% 6.77 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.12%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
54.3% Above average
Read 258
Write 229
Mixed 249
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 41.6
4K Mixed 18.6
82% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 58.5
61% 101 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80
428GB free
Firmware: SD1A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
55% Above average
Read 94
Write 97.3
Mixed 88.5
70% 93.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 55%
Great: 59%
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30
201GB free
Firmware: SD22 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 83.3
Write 94.1
Mixed 88.5
67% 88.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.28
62% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
23.5% Poor
MC Read 8.4
MC Write 5.7
MC Mixed 9.4
22% 7.83 GB/s
SC Read 5.6
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 7.2
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 99.1
40% 99.1 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 23.5%
Great: 45%

 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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