Asus M4A78 PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.79% 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.
Memory5.5GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 5.5GB 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 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.
MotherboardAsus M4A78 PLUS  (all builds)
Memory2.6 GB free of 5.5 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090409
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 05 '18 at 16:26
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Memory 75.4
1-Core 45.8
2-Core 85.9
45% 69 Pts
4-Core 163
8-Core 162
22% 162 Pts
64-Core 173
11% 173 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6700
Gigabyte(1458 220F) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
9.79% Terrible
Lighting 12.7
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 10.4
10% 11.1 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 9.07
Splatting 11.7
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.79%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 165GB-$46
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P22OAB3A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 45 40 37 49 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
23.5% Poor
Read 40
Write 36.3
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 41.5
26% 35.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 23.5%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 5GB
null MHz
1024, 2048, 512, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
20.9% Poor
MC Read 6.4
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 6.8
19% 6.67 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 5.8
15% 5.27 GB/s
Latency 89.6
45% 89.6 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 20.9%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M4A78 PLUS Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A78 PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $240
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