Asus M4A78-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 50.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus M4A78-E  (all builds)
Memory2.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090710
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 16 '19 at 13:21
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom 9950
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Memory 75.4
1-Core 37.3
2-Core 76.4
42% 63 Pts
4-Core 149
8-Core 151
20% 150 Pts
64-Core 150
9% 150 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
Sapphire(174B E145) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.18% Terrible
Lighting 1.37
Reflection 2.08
Parallax 1.66
1% 1.7 fps
MRender 1.86
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 2
1% 1.56 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.18%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3400832A 400GB-$156
319GB free
Firmware: 3.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 49 53 55 54 56 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
25.5% Poor
Read 35.2
Write 13.7
Mixed 33.2
SusWrite 53.6
25% 33.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 38%
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4.AAA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 59 80 78 88 86 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 77.5
Write 87
Mixed 43
SusWrite 75.4
52% 70.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.8
125% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 1024, 1024 MB
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
22.9% Poor
MC Read 8.3
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 8.4
22% 7.53 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 5.6
16% 5.43 GB/s
Latency 89.5
45% 89.5 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 22.9%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A78-E Builds (Compare 14 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A78-E

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 32% - Below average Total price: $373
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