Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 43%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111130
Uptime21 Days
Run DateAug 16 '21 at 16:52
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd 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, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
43% Average
Memory 76.9
1-Core 59.2
2-Core 58.1
46% 64.7 Pts
4-Core 57
8-Core 58.5
8% 57.8 Pts
64-Core 58.3
4% 58.3 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 43%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Asus(1043 8388) 256MB
Driver: atiu9p64 aticfx64 atiu9pag aticfx32 atiumd64 atidxx64 atiumdag atidxx32 atiumdva atiumd6a atitmm64 Ver. 8.710.0.0
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.67% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 1.1
Parallax 1.2
1% 1.07 fps
MRender 0.8
Gravity 0.2
Splatting 0.9
0% 0.63 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.67%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AQ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 53 56 78 74 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
40.5% Average
Read 64.5
Write 18.3
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 76.5
36% 49.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 72%
USB 2.0 SD/MMC Reader 64GB
0GB free, PID null
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 15
10% 15 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
25.7% Poor
MC Read 7.2
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 10.1
23% 8.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 9.9
24% 8.27 GB/s
Latency 86.6
46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 25.7%
Great: 61%

 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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