Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics8.98% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
8 years ago, 8 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory21.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 09 '16 at 15:14
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
66% Good
Memory 86.8
1-Core 57.9
2-Core 143
58% 96 Pts
4-Core 246
8-Core 438
41% 342 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
Sapphire(174B E245) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.150.2211.0
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
8.98% Terrible
Lighting 10.1
Reflection 13.5
Parallax 13.4
8% 12.4 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 9.07
Splatting 16.2
10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.98%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MD03200-BJDW-RO 1TB
826GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
89.3% Excellent
Read 156
Write 155
Mixed 149
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.26
4K Write 2.35
4K Mixed 0.27
126% 1.29 MB/s
MD03200-BJDW-RO 320GB
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 97.7
Write 105
Mixed 92.3
74% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.81
4K Mixed 0.42
106% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 24GB
null MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
43.5% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 15.3
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 12.3
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 72%

 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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