Asus M4A78LT-M-LE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 49.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.63% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A78LT-M-LE  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120723
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateNov 25 '18 at 10:29
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X2 560
AM3, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
49.6% Average
Memory 82.7
1-Core 52.5
2-Core 98.4
51% 77.9 Pts
4-Core 101
8-Core 96.4
13% 98.6 Pts
64-Core 97.9
6% 97.9 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
Sapphire(174B E194) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.63% Terrible
Lighting 9.6
Reflection 9.58
Parallax 7.66
8% 8.94 fps
MRender 9.48
Gravity 6.93
Splatting 9.83
7% 8.75 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.63%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 12 29 51 57 56 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Read 16.2
Write 11.2
Mixed 16.5
SusWrite 35.9
15% 20 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.1
25% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 60%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$88
410GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 17 32 52 58 56 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
40.9% Average
Read 105
Write 81.2
Mixed 32
SusWrite 38.2
47% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
53% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 87%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 165GB-$46
107GB free
Firmware: P22OAB3A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 66 67 67 66 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 60.2
Write 56.7
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 65.7
40% 55 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.9% Poor
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 9.6
26% 9.13 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 8.2
20% 6.97 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A78LT-M-LE Builds (Compare 98 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A78LT-M-LE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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