Asus M4A78T-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M4A78T-E  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20110413
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '17 at 00:10
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 910
AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
54.4% Above average
Memory 83
1-Core 38.6
2-Core 77
45% 66.2 Pts
4-Core 153
8-Core 151
20% 152 Pts
64-Core 154
10% 154 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 3300
Asus(1043 834D) 384MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.97.10.6
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
0.88% Terrible
Lighting 0.93
Reflection 2.04
Parallax 0.5
1% 1.16 fps
MRender 1.33
Gravity 0.57
Splatting 1.96
1% 1.29 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.88%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
884GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 174
Mixed 136
119% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.18
4K Write 1.98
4K Mixed 0.24
113% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 108%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB
373GB free
Firmware: 05.04C05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
41.6% Average
Read 71.1
Write 73.6
Mixed 18.5
40% 54.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 2.14
4K Mixed 0.34
96% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
33.5% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 12.5
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 8.2
20% 7.17 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 45%

 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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