Asus A78M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	7.84% 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 Drive	93.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus A78M-A (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '21 at 20:46
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-5800K APU (2012 D.Tr)-$119 18,312 User benchmarks, average bench 50% FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Memory 68.4 1-Core 62 2-Core 134 52% 88.1 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 161 23% 170 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250 25,802 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Sapphire(174B E269) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	7.84% Terrible	Lighting 10 Reflection 10.9 Parallax 14.2 8% 11.7 fps	MRender 7.7 Gravity 10.8 Splatting 8.2 7% 8.9 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.84% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 404 419 385 352 352 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 422 Mixed 405 SusWrite 380 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 45.8 4K Mixed 42.9 133% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 227 171% 228 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 721GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 159 159 160 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 131 Write 114 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 158 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 112%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB 10,173 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 118 120 120 126 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 82.2 Write 114 Mixed 77 SusWrite 120 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 70%
KINGSTON SV300S37A120G 120GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 21GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 22.2 Write 29.4 Mixed 30 SusWrite 29.8 40% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 6.9 495% 6.87 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 147%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Kingston 99U5471-056.A00LF 16GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 12.3 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 60%

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus A78M-A - $75

CPU
A8-6600K APUAMD $88Bench 50%, 21,890 samples	13x
A10-7700K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 45%, 11,026 samples	10x
A10-5800K APU (2012 D.Tr)AMD $119Bench 50%, 18,312 samples	9x

GPU
Radeon HD 6770AMDBench 10%, 16,639 samples	9x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	6x
R9 270AMD $140Bench 24%, 47,409 samples	5x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	5x
0 240GBCt240bx5Bench 50%, 1,468 samples	5x
Agility 3 120GBOCZ $102Bench 49%, 38,562 samples	4x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	7x
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 8GBUnknownBench 36%, 310 samples	4x
DDR3 1600G DDR3 1600G Transcend JM1333KLU-2G Transcend JM1333KLU-2G 8GBAdataBench 35%, 5 samples	4x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $191

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16