Asus M4A78T-E

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 48%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	18.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although 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.

Very high background CPU (92%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M4A78T-E (all builds)
Memory	1.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20110413
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 16:02
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	92%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 975 1,372 User benchmarks, average bench 57% AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48% Average	Memory 74.7 1-Core 38.2 2-Core 73.6 42% 62.2 Pts	4-Core 125 8-Core 130 17% 128 Pts	64-Core 132 8% 132 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8321) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 340.52 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.86% Terrible	Lighting 0.6 Reflection 1.27 Parallax 0.22 0% 0.7 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 0.43 Splatting 2.96 2% 1.8 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.86% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 11 27 25 56 74 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.3% Very poor	Read 146 Write 143 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 44.7 23% 103 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 5.7 34% 7.77 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 114%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 659GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 8.3 15 14 25 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 20.9 Write 35.2 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 18 18% 24 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 22% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 83%
WD My Book 25EE 12TB 624 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 5.9 11 12 20 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 88.2 Write 59.6 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 14.6 65% 53.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.1 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 103%
WD My Book 25EE 14TB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 6.6 11 11 21 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 50.3 Write 60.4 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 14.7 44% 35 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 5 MC Mixed 8.2 23% 7.93 GB/s	SC Read 3.2 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 4.3 12% 4.23 GB/s	Latency 91 44% 91 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 44%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 4%

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Desktop 46%

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Workstation 4%

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Motherboard: Asus M4A78T-E - $80

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	16x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	13x
Athlon II X4 620AMDBench 44%, 5,981 samples	6x

GPU
Radeon HD 3300ATIBench 1%, 913 samples	13x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	5x
GTX 950Nvidia $100Bench 26%, 111,509 samples	3x

SSD
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	9x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	3x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	13x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	12x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	9x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $177

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16