Asus M4A78L-M

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 14%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 10.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics0.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive34.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A78L-M  (all builds)
Memory1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100820
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '20 at 20:25
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 73%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom 9600
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Memory 1.49
1-Core 33.5
2-Core 65.6
16% 33.5 Pts
4-Core 109
8-Core 127
15% 118 Pts
64-Core 126
8% 126 Pts
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 26%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Asus(1043 8388) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.44% Terrible
Lighting 0.47
Reflection 0.73
Parallax 0.16
0% 0.45 fps
MRender 0.76
Gravity 0.1
Splatting 1
0% 0.62 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.44%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB
444GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401120RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 107 163 155 163 159 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
34.1% Below average
Read 175
Write 197
Mixed 120
SusWrite 148
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 22.8
4K Mixed 19.3
50% 16.8 MB/s
DQ Read 27.8
DQ Write 59.7
DQ Mixed 37
30% 41.5 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 115%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
17.9% Very poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 7.9
20% 6.97 GB/s
SC Read 3
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 4.2
10% 3.37 GB/s
Latency 491
8% 491 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A78L-M Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A78L-M

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 31% - Below average Total price: $20
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