Asus M3A78-EM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 55.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.5% 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	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although 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

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M3A78-EM (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20101008
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '19 at 03:28
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 960T-$469 4,461 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	55.7% Above average	Memory 81.9 1-Core 43.1 2-Core 88.3 47% 71.1 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 172 23% 173 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Asus(1043 04B0) CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.5% Below average	Lighting 39 Reflection 65 Parallax 54.5 32% 52.9 fps	MRender 62.7 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 53 43% 52.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AC01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 78 77 82 93 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	50% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 87.5 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 75.6 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 62%
Maxtor STM3160215A 160GB 629 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 80GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 76 75 76 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 73 Write 11.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 75 34% 47.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 41%
SAMSUNG HM321HI 320GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 55GB free, PID 0225 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 26.3 Write 17.3 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 25 31% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.3 52% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 20%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	7.88% Terrible	Read 26.5 Write 4.3 Mixed 6 SusWrite 2.6 10% 9.85 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2 110% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.88% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	MC Read 11 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 10.2 26% 9.23 GB/s	SC Read 4.6 SC Write 5.8 SC Mixed 7.4 17% 5.93 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 45%

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Gaming 4%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 4%

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Motherboard: Asus M3A78-EM - $18

CPU
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	5x
Phenom II X2 550AMDBench 46%, 3,836 samples	4x
Phenom II X4 940AMDBench 49%, 3,675 samples	4x

GPU
Radeon HD 3200ATIBench 1%, 5,730 samples	9x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	3x
HD 4870ATIBench 9%, 22,563 samples	3x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	5x
Premier SP550 240GBAdata $74Bench 79%, 29,295 samples	2x
128GB 128GBSSDBench 65%, 7,332 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	29x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	5x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	5x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $200

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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