Asrock FM2A78M-DG3+

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
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 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 49.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.97% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
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.
MotherboardAsrock FM2A78M-DG3+  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160205
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 22 '21 at 11:17
Run Duration240 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon X4 880K-$105
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
49.5% Average
Memory 59.6
1-Core 75.6
2-Core 136
52% 90.4 Pts
4-Core 231
8-Core 218
30% 224 Pts
64-Core 227
14% 227 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B
XFX(1682 956D) 2GB
CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.8.2
Relative performance (0th percentile)
7.97% Terrible
Lighting 0.3
Reflection 28.5
Parallax 38.9
0% 22.6 fps
MRender 28.1
Gravity 30.9
Splatting 25.9
23% 28.3 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 7.97%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Asrock RAM Disk 0GB
0GB free
Firmware: 1.00
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 3,831
Write 2,932
Mixed 2,686
699% 3,149 MB/s
4K Read 288
4K Write 232
4K Mixed 255
886% 258 MB/s
DQ Read 710
DQ Write 484
DQ Mixed 580
438% 591 MB/s
WD WD7500AZEX-00ZF5A0 750GB
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 47 51 60 63 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
39.9% Below average
Read 84.5
Write 82.6
Mixed 62
SusWrite 54.3
52% 70.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/4G 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.2% Below average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 15.4
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 11.5
26% 9.1 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical FM2A78M-DG3+ Builds (Compare 9 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock FM2A78M-DG3+

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $211
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