Asus M3A78-EM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
Processor	With 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 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	12.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Motherboard	Asus M3A78-EM (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20081126
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '20 at 23:11
Run Duration	493 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 940 3,675 User benchmarks, average bench 49% AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Memory 70.7 1-Core 39.6 2-Core 87.4 42% 65.9 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 176 24% 177 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 132 Write 117 Mixed 107 SusWrite 0.3 20% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 7 23% 7.23 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 51%
WD Blue 400GB (2007)-$42 1,778 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 347GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 69.6 Write 0.5 Mixed 2 SusWrite 0.4 13% 18.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 43%
TRUSTED Mass Storage 2TB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1.5TB free, PID 4d10 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 2 1.9 1.2 1 1.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	8.6% Terrible	Read 15 Write 14.7 Mixed 13.3 SusWrite 1.5 14% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 92% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.6% Great: 19%
TRUSTED Mass Storage 2TB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 2TB free, PID 4d10 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 9.1 7.4 8.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 15.2 Write 15 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 11 19% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 93% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 7.6 22% 7.73 GB/s	SC Read 4.9 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 6.5 16% 5.63 GB/s	Latency 99.7 40% 99.7 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 45%

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

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 4%

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Motherboard: Asus M3A78-EM - $18

CPU
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	5x
Phenom II X2 550AMDBench 46%, 3,836 samples	4x
Phenom II X4 940AMDBench 49%, 3,675 samples	4x

GPU
Radeon HD 3200ATIBench 1%, 5,730 samples	9x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	3x
HD 4870ATIBench 9%, 22,563 samples	3x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	5x
Premier SP550 240GBAdata $74Bench 79%, 29,295 samples	2x
128GB 128GBSSDBench 65%, 7,332 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	29x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	5x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	5x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $200

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16