Asus M4A78 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.22% 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.
Boot Drive31.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A78 PRO  (all builds)
Memory7.2 GB free of 10 GB @ 0.3 GHz
Display1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090409
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateDec 16 '17 at 23:06
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom 9650-$125
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
45.9% Average
Memory 72.2
1-Core 32.5
2-Core 64.5
39% 56.4 Pts
4-Core 116
8-Core 116
16% 116 Pts
64-Core 118
7% 118 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
Device(0000 0000) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
6.22% Terrible
Lighting 8.6
Reflection 8
Parallax 3.31
7% 6.64 fps
MRender 5.81
Gravity 6.83
Splatting 4.87
5% 5.84 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.22%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300
313GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 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
31.8% Below average
Read 201
Write 137
Mixed 128
34% 156 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 21
4K Mixed 7.42
49% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 22.8
DQ Write 38.1
DQ Mixed 8.66
13% 23.2 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 101%
Hitachi HTS542580K9SA00 80GB
6GB free, PID 0c31
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
7.28% Terrible
Read 19.2
Write 18.5
Mixed 19
24% 18.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.05
4K Write 0.15
4K Mixed 0.04
6% 0.08 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.28%
Great: 15%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 10GB
null MHz
4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.1% Very poor
MC Read 6.5
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 6.5
17% 6.07 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 5.3
14% 4.77 GB/s
Latency 96.3
42% 96.3 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19.1%
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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