Asus M4A78L-M

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics22% 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 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.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A78L-M  (all builds)
Memory0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090928
Uptime13.8 Days
Run DateSep 03 '17 at 15:42
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 635
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
52% Above average
Memory 74.5
1-Core 45.1
2-Core 91.6
45% 70.4 Pts
4-Core 173
8-Core 175
23% 174 Pts
64-Core 174
11% 174 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 52%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174
MSI(1462 2733) 1GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.8.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
22% Poor
Lighting 26.6
Reflection 28.5
Parallax 31.6
22% 28.9 fps
MRender 25.2
Gravity 21.3
Splatting 33.8
23% 26.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
310GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 91.9
Write 97
Mixed 89.4
70% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 0.92
4K Mixed 0.29
81% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 69%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AA01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
38.5% Below average
Read 60.8
Write 73.1
Mixed 68.1
51% 67.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.35
96% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
28.7% Poor
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 7.7
MC Mixed 10.8
28% 9.73 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 8.3
21% 7.37 GB/s
Latency 91.3
44% 91.3 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A78L-M Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A78L-M

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 28% - Poor Total price: $22
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