Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.36% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111130
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 04 '20 at 19:48
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.9% Above average
Memory 84
1-Core 64
2-Core 102
54% 83.2 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 184
25% 186 Pts
64-Core 185
11% 185 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
PwrHis(1787 2309) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
5.36% Terrible
Lighting 7.13
Reflection 7.23
Parallax 6.97
6% 7.11 fps
MRender 4.86
Gravity 6.37
Splatting 5.26
4% 5.49 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.36%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB
662GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR20002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 82 87 90 91 86 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 84.8
Write 83
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 83.6
56% 75.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 57%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB
4GB free, PID 0747
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 15 14 16 13 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
9.21% Terrible
Read 24
Write 12.3
Mixed 15
SusWrite 15.1
21% 16.6 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 2.5
116% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 9.21%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
42.8% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 16.1
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 13
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,859 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: 65% - Good Total price: $128
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