Asus A78M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus A78M-A  (all builds)
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140120
Uptime13.6 Days
Run DateApr 29 '21 at 20:09
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-6600K APU-$88
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
40.1% Average
Memory 61.3
1-Core 35.1
2-Core 75.2
37% 57.2 Pts
4-Core 106
8-Core 140
16% 123 Pts
64-Core 125
8% 125 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8570D
Asus(1043 8526) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
4.13% Terrible
Lighting 5
Reflection 7.4
Parallax 5
4% 5.8 fps
MRender 3.4
Gravity 4.6
Splatting 6.8
4% 4.93 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.13%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
328GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 109 99 112 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 157
Write 156
Mixed 85.4
SusWrite 104
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.4
283% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Nanya M2F8G64CB8HC5N-DI 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
30.4% Below average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 11.6
32% 11.3 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 6.4
15% 5.27 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 37%

 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: $191
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