Asus M4A78 PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics18.8% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M4A78 PRO  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 06 '18 at 02:38
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 250 (2013 D.Ri)
AM2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
49.7% Average
Memory 82.6
1-Core 50.8
2-Core 101
50% 78.1 Pts
4-Core 101
8-Core 102
14% 101 Pts
64-Core 102
6% 102 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5870
PwrHis(1787 2289) 1GB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Lighting 26
Reflection 14
Parallax 26
21% 22 fps
MRender 12.5
Gravity 20.1
Splatting 18.2
14% 16.9 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 20%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 109
Write 105
Mixed 53.6
66% 89 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.27
76% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 69%
Hitachi HDS721616PLAT80 160GB
15GB free
Firmware: P22OA8BA Max speed: UDMA 133 133 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
33.3% Below average
Read 59.2
Write 56.5
Mixed 20.1
33% 45.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.41
4K Mixed 0.27
74% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
26.9% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 9.2
25% 8.77 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 7
19% 6.7 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 44%

 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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