Asus M4A78 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M4A78 PRO (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100816
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '19 at 12:40
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^th 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 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Memory 73.5 1-Core 39.2 2-Core 78.1 42% 63.6 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 159 23% 170 Pts	64-Core 169 10% 169 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.1 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.5% Below average	Lighting 38.4 Reflection 53.1 Parallax 78.7 31% 56.7 fps	MRender 63.7 Gravity 55.5 Splatting 53 46% 57.4 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ct1000mx 50 1TB 2,171 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 89 92 92 89 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.9% Above average	Read 248 Write 108 Mixed 224 SusWrite 89.9 37% 168 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 35.9 124% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 125 96% 131 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 115%
Hitachi HDS724040KLAT80 400GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 22GB free Firmware: KFAOAC6A SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 37 Mixed 31 SusWrite 17.5 22% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 32%
Samsung SP2014N 200GB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 17GB free Firmware: VC100-33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 41.7 Write 44.7 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 17.4 25% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1 156% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 32%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 109GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 93 93 92 89 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 88 Write 94.5 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 91.2 61% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 70%
Intenso External USB 3.0 1TB 540 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 62GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 21.7 Write 24 Mixed 22 SusWrite 15.9 28% 20.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 43%
SAMSUNG HM100UI 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 36GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 15 15 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	9.11% Terrible	Read 22.2 Write 18 Mixed 18.3 SusWrite 15.3 24% 18.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 49% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.11% Great: 18%

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 (69^th percentile)	26.1% Poor	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 9.2 25% 8.77 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 7.4 19% 6.57 GB/s	Latency 93.6 43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 45%

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Gaming 4%

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Desktop 41%

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Workstation 4%

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Motherboard: Asus M4A78 PRO

CPU
Athlon II X4 620AMDBench 44%, 5,981 samples	2x
Phenom II X4 940AMDBench 49%, 3,675 samples	2x
Phenom II X4 945AMDBench 51%, 12,746 samples	1x

GPU
Radeon HD 3200ATIBench 1%, 5,730 samples	3x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	2x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	1x

SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	2x
Ultra II 480GBSanDisk $39Bench 86%, 62,883 samples	1x
SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 4,859 samples	1x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	6x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	3x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	2x

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Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $52

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16