Asrock FM2A78M Pro4+

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 48.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.95% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock FM2A78M Pro4+  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140805
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateOct 24 '20 at 11:25
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 860K-$51
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
48.2% Average
Memory 57.6
1-Core 74.9
2-Core 133
51% 88.5 Pts
4-Core 225
8-Core 227
30% 226 Pts
64-Core 220
14% 220 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6700
Sapphire(174B E144) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1010
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
8.95% Terrible
Lighting 11.8
Reflection 9.38
Parallax 9.84
10% 10.3 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 8.47
Splatting 10.7
8% 9.24 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.95%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 2500 Series 240GB-$225
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LTVi
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 338
Write 157
Mixed 132
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 67.3
4K Mixed 27.1
106% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 98.5
92% 144 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
21GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 423
Write 393
Mixed 346
86% 387 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 78.7
4K Mixed 49.9
164% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 243
182% 243 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 165GB-$46
60GB free
Firmware: P22OA70A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 57 57 57 58 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
33.4% Below average
Read 59.3
Write 50.6
Mixed 38.9
SusWrite 56.7
38% 51.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.C1GET.AU10C 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.1% Below average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 10.4
MC Mixed 15.6
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 10.9
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 135
30% 135 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical FM2A78M Pro4+ Builds (Compare 17 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock FM2A78M Pro4+

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 32% - Below average Total price: $483
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