Asus M3A79-T DELUXE

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	25.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M3A79-T DELUXE (all builds)
Memory	0.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090428
Uptime	11.9 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 07:32
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom 9950 2,150 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 37.7 2-Core 69.9 42% 61.5 Pts	4-Core 142 8-Core 145 19% 143 Pts	64-Core 141 9% 141 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 240 11,020 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Device(0000 0000) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	4.93% Terrible	Lighting 6.53 Reflection 7.38 Parallax 2.72 5% 5.55 fps	MRender 7.52 Gravity 4.5 Splatting 3.91 4% 5.31 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.93% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 286GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 43 48 62 61 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	25.4% Poor	Read 146 Write 122 Mixed 142 SusWrite 48.5 26% 115 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 18.1 4K Mixed 15 47% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 15.6 DQ Write 65.4 DQ Mixed 26.5 24% 35.8 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 134%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 6GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 53 56 50 62 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 66.2 Write 58 Mixed 46 SusWrite 55.1 42% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 65%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 234GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 83 81 90 93 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 86.5 Write 76.5 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 87 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 65%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 14GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 8.4 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	7.73% Terrible	Read 16.8 Write 8.5 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 7.5 16% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.3 86% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 7.73% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR2 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	23.9% Poor	MC Read 10 MC Write 6 MC Mixed 8.9 24% 8.3 GB/s	SC Read 4.6 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 1.6 10% 3.6 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 44%

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Gaming 16%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 13%

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Motherboard: Asus M3A79-T DELUXE

CPU
Phenom 9950AMDBench 46%, 2,150 samples	10x
Phenom II X4 940AMDBench 49%, 3,675 samples	3x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	5x
HD 7850AMD $174Bench 19%, 49,592 samples	3x
R9 285AMD $189Bench 32%, 6,276 samples	3x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	6x
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN 2TBBench 84%, 5,114 samples	2x
830 256GBSamsung $261Bench 72%, 25,763 samples	1x

RAM
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	6x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	6x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	4x

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Value: 17% - Very poor

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	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