Asus M3A78-CM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 36.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
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.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M3A78-CM  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 3 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100823
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 29 '20 at 17:07
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+
AM2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
36.6% Below average
Memory 64.9
1-Core 32.4
2-Core 47
34% 48.1 Pts
4-Core 51.1
8-Core 52.9
7% 52 Pts
64-Core 62
4% 62 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 6200
Asus(1043 81EC) 256MB
Driver: nvd3dum.dll Ver. 8.15.11.8593
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 0% Great: 0%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SP1644N 160GB
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BV100-45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 42 44 47 43 45 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
24% Poor
Read 40
Write 45.3
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 43.2
30% 40.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 24%
Great: 35%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB
3GB free, PID 4200
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 4.8 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.2 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
4.42% Terrible
Read 15.8
Write 7.3
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 5.1
9% 8.12 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.42%
Great: 9%
SMI USB DISK 32GB
21GB free, PID 2000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 13 0 10 9.3 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
2.66% Terrible
Read 1.8
Write 1.8
Mixed 15.5
SusWrite 8.2
11% 6.82 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 2.66%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3GB
null MHz
1024, 1024, 512, 512 MB
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
11.1% Very poor
MC Read 3.2
MC Write 3.1
MC Mixed 3
9% 3.1 GB/s
SC Read 3.1
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 3.3
9% 3.1 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M3A78-CM Builds (Compare 20 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Asus M3A78-CM

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $482
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