Asus M3A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 15%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 9.04%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics3.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive31.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M3A  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100611
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 07 '21 at 19:19
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom 9500
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
9.04% Terrible
Memory 2.66
1-Core 27.4
2-Core 63.2
14% 31.1 Pts
4-Core 83.1
8-Core 114
12% 98.6 Pts
64-Core 128
8% 128 Pts
Poor: 10%
This bench: 9.04%
Great: 25%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.16% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 5.3
Parallax 1.3
3% 3.47 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 4.2
Splatting 3.3
3% 4.13 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.16%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk U100 128GB
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 175 134 171 179 185 MB/s
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
31.2% Below average
Read 221
Write 198
Mixed 70.1
SusWrite 161
36% 163 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 11.4
4K Mixed 9.6
38% 11.3 MB/s
DQ Read 34.3
DQ Write 11.4
DQ Mixed 13.2
12% 19.6 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 55%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60
699GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 75 76 76 76 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
42.1% Average
Read 71.5
Write 51.5
Mixed 49.9
SusWrite 75.3
46% 62 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
18.6% Very poor
MC Read 8.4
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 7.8
21% 7.2 GB/s
SC Read 3.9
SC Write 3.1
SC Mixed 4.3
11% 3.77 GB/s
Latency 478
8% 478 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M3A Builds (Compare 17 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M3A

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