Asus M4A78-EM

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 38.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics6.5% 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 Drive25.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A78-EM  (all builds)
Memory3 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '18 at 12:55
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User VAT-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Memory 47
1-Core 49.3
2-Core 99.5
38% 65.3 Pts
4-Core 174
8-Core 170
23% 172 Pts
64-Core 158
10% 158 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000
Nvidia(10DE 084A) 1GB
CLim: 625 MHz, MLim: 652 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 369.26
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.5% Terrible
Lighting 7.53
Reflection 8.54
Parallax 2.12
6% 6.07 fps
MRender 9.86
Gravity 8.1
Splatting 8.61
7% 8.86 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.5%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
25.9% Poor
Read 212
Write 78.4
Mixed 84.5
27% 125 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 22.5
4K Mixed 1.92
42% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 19.1
DQ Write 38.9
DQ Mixed 3.7
10% 20.5 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
412GB free
Firmware: MS1OA7C0
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 158
Write 121
Mixed 91.1
92% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.17
82% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 103%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
373GB free
Firmware: 18.01H18
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
65.4% Good
Read 109
Write 119
Mixed 32
63% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.67
4K Mixed 0.36
92% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80
140GB free
Firmware: 03.03E03
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 90.6
Write 82.8
Mixed 62.3
59% 78.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.75
4K Mixed 0.43
108% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x2GB
3 of 4 slots used
6GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
18.2% Very poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 6.3
17% 6.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 5.2
16% 5.6 GB/s
Latency 172
23% 172 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 52%

 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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