Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
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 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive41.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 04 '19 at 16:09
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 88%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4300-$73
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Memory 85.6
1-Core 44.5
2-Core 87.8
49% 72.6 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 168
22% 166 Pts
64-Core 178
11% 178 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Asus(1043 8388) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.49% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 1.42
Parallax 0.16
0% 0.69 fps
MRender 0.81
Gravity 0.37
Splatting 1.13
1% 0.77 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.49%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 135 125 130 123 114 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
41.6% Average
Read 172
Write 168
Mixed 148
SusWrite 125
34% 153 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 31.8
4K Mixed 19.1
70% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 138
101% 130 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$123
760GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 78 94 77 84 82 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 50.2
Write 91.7
Mixed 18.7
SusWrite 86.3
45% 61.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.4
145% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.8% Poor
MC Read 9.9
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 6.8
25% 8.63 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 8.2
19% 6.67 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,855 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $138
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