Asus M4A78-EM

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 51.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.5% 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 Drive38.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
MotherboardAsus M4A78-EM  (all builds)
Memory6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20101215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 18 '17 at 12:02
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom 9850
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Memory 77.6
1-Core 37
2-Core 69.8
42% 61.5 Pts
4-Core 147
8-Core 148
20% 148 Pts
64-Core 148
9% 148 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
PwrHis(1787 2288) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Lighting 15.2
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 13.1
12% 13.2 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 12.7
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
38.3% Below average
Read 181
Write 191
Mixed 191
42% 188 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 6.49
47% 20 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 48.4
60% 106 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
25.2% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 6.1
MC Mixed 9.4
24% 8.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 6.2
16% 5.7 GB/s
Latency 85.1
47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A78-EM Builds (Compare 13 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A78-EM

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