Asus M3A78-CM

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 48.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	21% 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 Drive	23.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M3A78-CM (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100823
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '19 at 13:13
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X3 445-$100 3,101 User benchmarks, average bench 44% AM2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Memory 74.1 1-Core 45.8 2-Core 91.6 46% 70.5 Pts	4-Core 136 8-Core 136 18% 136 Pts	64-Core 137 8% 137 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 51%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% PwrHis(1787 2320) 1GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 19.9.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 25.1 Reflection 26.9 Parallax 29.9 20% 27.3 fps	MRender 24.4 Gravity 21.4 Splatting 32.4 22% 26.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 65 51 48 51 53 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23.6% Poor	Read 137 Write 99.9 Mixed 88 SusWrite 67.5 22% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 19.7 4K Mixed 11 44% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 12.4 DQ Write 19.4 DQ Mixed 14.1 11% 15.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 87%
Seagate ST3500410AS 500GB 4,621 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 18GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 124 123 125 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 122 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 124 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.1 187% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 2048, 2048, 1024, 1024 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	26.8% Poor	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 9.8 26% 8.93 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 7.9 21% 7.2 GB/s	Latency 92.3 43% 92.3 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 46%

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

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Typical M3A78-CM Builds (Compare 20 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M3A78-CM

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	3x
Phenom II X4 945AMDBench 51%, 12,746 samples	2x
Athlon II X4 630AMDBench 45%, 7,197 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 460Nvidia $203Bench 12%, 31,648 samples	2x
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples	2x
GTX 770Nvidia $279Bench 34%, 116,895 samples	1x

SSD
Trion 150 240GBOCZ $196Bench 79%, 15,660 samples	1x
Sata III 128GBIntensoBench 67%, 2,059 samples	1x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	1x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	12x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	2x
4GBUnknownBench 26%, 42,830 samples	1x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $482

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16