Asus M3A78-CM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 50.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	47.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 9 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M3A78-CM (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100823
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '20 at 23:26
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom 9750 1,906 User benchmarks, average bench 44% AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	50.1% Above average	Memory 76.4 1-Core 35.8 2-Core 71.5 42% 61.2 Pts	4-Core 141 8-Core 139 19% 140 Pts	64-Core 138 9% 138 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 51%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 75 76 75 75 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	47.7% Average	Read 218 Write 196 Mixed 190 SusWrite 74.7 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 43.8 4K Mixed 31.7 103% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 30.9 DQ Write 67.6 DQ Mixed 40 33% 46.2 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 124%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 209GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 75 76 75 75 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 66.8 Write 74.5 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 75.3 48% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 59%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 25GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 180 Write 99.5 Mixed 31 110% 104 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 8.2 667% 10.1 MB/s	DQ Read 13.2 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 10 756% 11.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 111%

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 (64^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 5.4 MC Mixed 9.7 24% 8.27 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 4.5 SC Mixed 5.6 15% 5.1 GB/s	Latency 87.5 46% 87.5 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 45%

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

Gaming 9%

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Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

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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 $295	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