Asus M3A78-CM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics8.17% 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.
Memory6GB 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 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.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M3A78-CM  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100823
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 24 '20 at 19:31
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Memory 80.5
1-Core 49.6
2-Core 99.9
49% 76.7 Pts
4-Core 171
8-Core 178
23% 175 Pts
64-Core 188
12% 188 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
Dell(1028 2120) 2GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.1.1
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
8.17% Terrible
Lighting 10.1
Reflection 12
Parallax 13.3
8% 11.8 fps
MRender 9.05
Gravity 9.4
Splatting 10.7
8% 9.7 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.17%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3200827AS 200GB-$128
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AAH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 29 23 26 29 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Read 20.3
Write 32.5
Mixed 17
SusWrite 26.5
18% 24.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
80% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 36%
Samsung HM320II 320GB
249GB free
Firmware: 2AC101C4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 60 55 60 60 60 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
37.8% Below average
Read 73
Write 43.8
Mixed 47.3
SusWrite 58.5
41% 55.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
2048, 1024, 2048, 1024 MB
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
16.6% Very poor
MC Read 4.8
MC Write 4.8
MC Mixed 4.5
13% 4.7 GB/s
SC Read 4.7
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 4.7
13% 4.7 GB/s
Latency 79.6
50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M3A78-CM Builds (Compare 20 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M3A78-CM

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $482
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