Asus M4A78T-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics12.2% 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 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M4A78T-E  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090825
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateJan 17 '19 at 15:32
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 925-$150
AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Memory 83.8
1-Core 41.7
2-Core 83.3
47% 69.6 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 164
22% 164 Pts
64-Core 164
10% 164 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460 SE
Gigabyte(1458 350D) 1GB
CLim: 730 MHz, MLim: 850 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
12.2% Very poor
Lighting 14.1
Reflection 16.3
Parallax 12
12% 14.1 fps
MRender 19.1
Gravity 13.6
Splatting 16.7
13% 16.5 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
400GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 90 99 98 100 106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 105
Write 93.9
Mixed 64.7
SusWrite 93.3
66% 89.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.8% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 12.2
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 9.3
22% 7.57 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A78T-E Builds (Compare 71 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A78T-E - $80

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $177
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