Asus M4A78T-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 54%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.88% 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.
MotherboardAsus M4A78T-E  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100820
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 28 '20 at 05:16
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 810
AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
54% Above average
Memory 81.8
1-Core 38.2
2-Core 77.2
45% 65.7 Pts
4-Core 155
8-Core 154
21% 154 Pts
64-Core 156
10% 156 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 54%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 3300
Asus(1043 834D) 384MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
0.88% Terrible
Lighting 0.93
Reflection 1.92
Parallax 0.5
1% 1.12 fps
MRender 1.33
Gravity 0.57
Splatting 1.91
1% 1.27 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.88%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3750640NS 750GB-$38
672GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AEK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 59 58 64 68 64 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
31.8% Below average
Read 50.8
Write 62.2
Mixed 50.4
SusWrite 59.9
41% 55.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
31% Below average
MC Read 13
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 11.2
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7.5
20% 6.9 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 31%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A78T-E Builds (Compare 71 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A78T-E - $80

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $177
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