Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics28.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '18 at 22:29
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 B97
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Memory 83.2
1-Core 46.5
2-Core 94
49% 74.6 Pts
4-Core 184
8-Core 183
24% 183 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Lighting 36.1
Reflection 34.2
Parallax 31.2
29% 33.8 fps
MRender 36.8
Gravity 32.5
Splatting 32.8
28% 34 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hua722010cla330 59Y5306 42C0423IBM 1TB
190GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3GB Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
32.9% Below average
Read 51.3
Write 63.6
Mixed 66.8
46% 60.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.09
4K Write 0.14
4K Mixed 0.09
16% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 78%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA662 500GB
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP2OA41A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
25.3% Poor
Read 37.7
Write 50.4
Mixed 35.2
31% 41.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.09
4K Mixed 0.23
58% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 25.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30% Poor
MC Read 12.6
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 10.3
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 6.9
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,874 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: 62% - Good Total price: $171
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