Asus M4A78-EM

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.6% 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 Drive30.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A78-EM  (all builds)
Memory2.1 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090918
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateOct 12 '16 at 21:36
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 640-$70
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
44.1% Average
Memory 61.1
1-Core 43.7
2-Core 87.6
40% 64.1 Pts
4-Core 159
8-Core 158
21% 159 Pts
64-Core 171
11% 171 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5670
Asus(1043 0356) 1GB
Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.673.0.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.6% Terrible
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 8.88
Parallax 6.16
6% 7.61 fps
MRender 7.86
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 11.6
7% 8.22 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.6%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 527ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
30.5% Below average
Read 182
Write 107
Mixed 111
29% 133 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 35.6
4K Mixed 9.35
50% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 21.8
DQ Write 61
DQ Mixed 10.1
17% 31 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$25
165GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 92.9
Write 94.7
Mixed 28.4
53% 72 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.96
4K Mixed 0.26
72% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 69%
ASMT 2105 2TB
1TB free, PID 5136
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
12.5% Very poor
Read 23.8
Write 18.2
Mixed 11.4
21% 17.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.21
64% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 12.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 1024, 1024 MB
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
22.7% Poor
MC Read 8.4
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 8.2
22% 7.77 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 6.6
17% 5.97 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A78-EM Builds (Compare 13 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A78-EM

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 41% - Average Total price: $163
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