ECS A790GXM-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics13.4% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardECS A790GXM-A  (all builds)
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090223
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '21 at 12:48
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Memory 77.3
1-Core 46
2-Core 92.9
47% 72.1 Pts
4-Core 185
8-Core 185
25% 185 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
Sapphire(174B E215) 1GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 21.2.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
13.4% Very poor
Lighting 16.9
Reflection 19.7
Parallax 25.1
14% 20.6 fps
MRender 15.2
Gravity 18.6
Splatting 13.8
13% 15.9 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$49
422GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 151 147 155 158 143 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 144
Write 32.8
Mixed 71
SusWrite 148
73% 99 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1.1
200% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 105%
Memorex TD 2C 0GB
0GB free, PID 0008
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
1.96% Terrible
Read 6.2
Write 1.2
Mixed 2.2
SusWrite 1.5
3% 2.77 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
15% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.96%
Great: 4%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
27.7% Poor
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 10.1
27% 9.33 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 8
19% 6.73 GB/s
Latency 85.8
47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A790GXM-A Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 8% - Terrible Total price: $85
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