Asus M4A78-VM

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 54.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15.3% 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	52.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M4A78-VM (all builds)
Memory	1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100812
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '19 at 01:04
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 X6 1055T-$175 23,835 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Memory 81.6 1-Core 45.6 2-Core 94.8 48% 74 Pts	4-Core 152 8-Core 224 24% 188 Pts	64-Core 244 15% 244 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Sapphire(174B E215) 1GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Lighting 18.9 Reflection 18.3 Parallax 24.7 15% 20.7 fps	MRender 14.9 Gravity 18.5 Splatting 20.9 15% 18.1 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 85 85 81 69 70 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.4% Above average	Read 205 Write 208 Mixed 170 SusWrite 78.1 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 35.6 121% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 30 DQ Write 46.8 DQ Mixed 32.2 26% 36.3 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 39GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 74 75 74 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 73.7 Write 67.2 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 74 47% 64.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 120% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 88%
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40 22,667 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 129GB free Firmware: JF100-19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 74 75 74 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 73.3 Write 75 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 73.9 49% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 145% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 42%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 56GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 90 88 83 69 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 93 Write 85.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 80.3 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR2 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 9.9 26% 9 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 6.5 18% 6.43 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 44%

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

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Typical M4A78-VM Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A78-VM

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	2x
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	1x
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+AMD $84Bench 34%, 2,640 samples	1x

GPU
Radeon HD 3200ATIBench 1%, 5,730 samples	3x
GeForce 9600 GTNvidiaBench 4%, 20,826 samples	1x

SSD
Burst 240GBPatriotBench 73%, 26,886 samples	1x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	1x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	3x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	1x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $83

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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