Asus M4A78

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics9.01% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A78  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100825
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMay 22 '17 at 10:20
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X3 445-$100
AM2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
47.6% Average
Memory 72.9
1-Core 45.8
2-Core 91.2
45% 70 Pts
4-Core 132
8-Core 134
18% 133 Pts
64-Core 136
8% 136 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4850
PwrHis(1787 3000) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
9.01% Terrible
Lighting 11.6
Reflection 9.96
Parallax 8.31
10% 9.97 fps
MRender 8.14
Gravity 7.9
Splatting 12.5
8% 9.52 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.01%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 88.4
Write 86.1
Mixed 32.8
51% 69.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.38
87% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
26.7% Poor
MC Read 10.1
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 9.9
26% 9 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 7.8
20% 6.9 GB/s
Latency 94.9
42% 94.9 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 45%

 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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