Asus M4A78 PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 48.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.6% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A78 PRO  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090520
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateJan 26 '20 at 20:54
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X3 720
AM2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
48.6% Average
Memory 76.5
1-Core 41.5
2-Core 83.4
44% 67.1 Pts
4-Core 124
8-Core 121
16% 122 Pts
64-Core 123
8% 123 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 3200
Asus(1043 82F1) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
0.6% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 1.62
Parallax 0.38
0% 0.89 fps
MRender 0.95
Gravity 0.13
Splatting 1.3
1% 0.8 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.6%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18
232GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 35 51 67 73 67 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
36.1% Below average
Read 68.5
Write 77.9
Mixed 46.6
SusWrite 57.1
46% 62.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 47%
Kingston DT 100 G2 4GB
4GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.8 4.9 4.4 4.7 4.7 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
4.56% Terrible
Read 18.5
Write 6.5
Mixed 10
SusWrite 4.6
12% 9.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.56%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
24.9% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 7.3
MC Mixed 8.7
24% 8.27 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 6.4
17% 6.03 GB/s
Latency 87.3
46% 87.3 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A78 PRO Builds (Compare 15 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A78 PRO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $52
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