Asus A78M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive37.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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 (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus A78M-A  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131230
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 01 '17 at 08:09
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 94%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-7860K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$175
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
33.8% Below average
Memory 54.3
1-Core 25
2-Core 42.6
29% 40.6 Pts
4-Core 79.8
8-Core 77.4
11% 78.6 Pts
64-Core 78.3
5% 78.3 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Gigabyte(1458 36FA) 1GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 361.75
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.88% Terrible
Lighting 4.67
Reflection 4.38
Parallax 4.19
4% 4.41 fps
MRender 4.29
Gravity 3.8
Splatting 6.17
4% 4.75 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.88%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 169
Write 87.5
Mixed 103
26% 120 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 55.2
4K Mixed 10.5
74% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 94.4
DQ Mixed 25.7
39% 74.1 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT102464BD160B.M16 16GB
1600, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
21% Poor
MC Read 8
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 6.6
20% 7.13 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 7.7
17% 6.07 GB/s
Latency 146
28% 146 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 21%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A78M-A Builds (Compare 83 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus A78M-A - $75

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $192
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