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Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 31 '21 at 15:28
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 925-$150
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Memory 80.8
1-Core 47.6
2-Core 95.1
48% 74.5 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 186
25% 187 Pts
64-Core 188
12% 188 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT
Asus(1043 034E) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
1.23% Terrible
Lighting 1.1
Reflection 4.2
Parallax 0.5
1% 1.93 fps
MRender 3.4
Gravity 1.3
Splatting 2.3
2% 2.33 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.23%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HUA722010CLA331 1TB
794GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP4OA3NH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 72 104 107 109 127 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 116
Write 130
Mixed 58.9
SusWrite 104
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x2GB
3 of 4 slots used
6GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
35% Below average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 8.6
MC Mixed 12.2
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 8.8
23% 7.9 GB/s
Latency 79
51% 79 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 35%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,893 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $168
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