Asus M4A79 Deluxe

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 11%
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 53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics30.6% 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.
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 (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A79 Deluxe  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100820
Uptime11.9 Days
Run DateJan 29 '20 at 00:40
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 940
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
53% Above average
Memory 77.6
1-Core 43.2
2-Core 87.1
46% 69.3 Pts
4-Core 167
8-Core 168
22% 168 Pts
64-Core 169
10% 169 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Lighting 37.8
Reflection 29.8
Parallax 36.5
31% 34.7 fps
MRender 38.1
Gravity 38
Splatting 35.7
30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD6402AAEX-00Z3A0 640GB
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 73 87 83 79 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 91
Write 97
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 80
64% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 76%
WD WD2500JD-00HBB0 250GB-$140
27GB free
Firmware: 08.02D08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 52 52 48 44 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Read 50.3
Write 54.5
Mixed 31
SusWrite 49.6
34% 46.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
24.1% Poor
MC Read 8.5
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 8.3
22% 7.83 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 7
17% 6.07 GB/s
Latency 85
47% 85 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A79 Deluxe Builds (Compare 19 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A79 Deluxe

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $144
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