Asus M4A78T-E

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Speed boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 46.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M4A78T-E (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100820
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '20 at 19:23
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	47%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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 20-$59 732 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Memory 70.8 1-Core 38.9 2-Core 79.1 41% 62.9 Pts	4-Core 134 8-Core 138 18% 136 Pts	64-Core 136 8% 136 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Zotac(19DA 730B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	3.64% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 4.4 Parallax 6.7 3% 5 fps	MRender 3.4 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 6.3 4% 5.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.64% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS1 00T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 298GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 94 96 97 97 MB/s Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.4% Above average	Read 232 Write 216 Mixed 162 SusWrite 94.2 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 32.3 107% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 89.7 79% 118 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 108%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$182 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 97 97 98 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 108 Write 108 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 95.6 71% 96 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 98%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$182 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 519GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 97 96 98 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 131 Write 138 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 95.4 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 98%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 60 64 64 64 65 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 118 Write 107 Mixed 60 SusWrite 63.3 112% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.7 250% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 66%
PI-202US SATA/USB20 Drive 1TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 157GB free, PID 1640 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 32.7 Write 25.7 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 14.8 31% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 99% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 22%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1.5TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 64 64 64 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 114 Write 106 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 63.9 111% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 0.7 310% 3.4 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.4 DQ Mixed 0.6 376% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 10.4 28% 9.87 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 5.8 SC Mixed 7.6 18% 6.27 GB/s	Latency 99.4 40% 99.4 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 61%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16