Asus M4A78

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
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 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics12% 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.
MotherboardAsus M4A78  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100825
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '19 at 23:40
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175
AM2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Memory 73.5
1-Core 52
2-Core 102
48% 75.8 Pts
4-Core 182
8-Core 254
27% 218 Pts
64-Core 243
15% 243 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Series / HD 9000
Sapphire(174B A020) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.9.3
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
12% Very poor
Lighting 14.1
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 18.2
12% 16.3 fps
MRender 14.1
Gravity 12.9
Splatting 19.1
13% 15.4 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 12%
Great: 12%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 58 57 81 85 72 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
32.3% Below average
Read 43
Write 66.8
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 67.5
38% 51.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 0.4
186% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.3% Very poor
MC Read 5.5
MC Write 5.8
MC Mixed 5.6
16% 5.63 GB/s
SC Read 4.1
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 5.4
15% 5.1 GB/s
Latency 93.5
43% 93.5 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A78 Builds (Compare 23 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 3% - Terrible Total price: $109
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