Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.9% 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)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '20 at 19:18
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Memory 79.9
1-Core 57.1
2-Core 104
51% 80.4 Pts
4-Core 158
8-Core 148
21% 153 Pts
64-Core 154
10% 154 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 SE
Device(0000 0000) 1GB
CLim: 736 MHz, MLim: 957 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Lighting 14
Reflection 16.5
Parallax 12.2
11% 14.2 fps
MRender 18.6
Gravity 13.8
Splatting 14.6
13% 15.7 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 12%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 250GB-$44
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GM2OA50E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 9.4 6.4 29 52 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
11.4% Very poor
Read 12.8
Write 57.3
Mixed 18.8
SusWrite 27
21% 29 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.2
34% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 11.4%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
38.5% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 15
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 11.8
27% 9.6 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 38.5%
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 1,855 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: $128
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