Asus A78M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics70% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus A78M-A  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140120
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMay 19 '17 at 15:44
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Memory 65.2
1-Core 34.3
2-Core 122
43% 73.9 Pts
4-Core 206
8-Core 210
28% 208 Pts
64-Core 210
13% 210 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70% Very good
Lighting 80.3
Reflection 99.8
Parallax 97.5
65% 92.5 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 98.2
Splatting 95.3
79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 70%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Read 143
Write 151
Mixed 161
115% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.28
4K Mixed 0.29
80% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
34% Below average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 12.8
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 9.3
21% 7.3 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns

 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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