Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 55.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics22% 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 30 '17 at 21:46
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU 68%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Memory 86.1
1-Core 47.5
2-Core 93.2
50% 75.6 Pts
4-Core 142
8-Core 168
20% 155 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 360-$100
Gigabyte(1458 22C7) 2GB
CLim: 1200 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.3.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
22% Poor
Lighting 26.1
Reflection 33.2
Parallax 31.7
21% 30.3 fps
MRender 27.9
Gravity 22.8
Splatting 33.3
23% 28 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 22%
Great: 20%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
329GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 139
Write 134
Mixed 93.6
91% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 0.24
100% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
33.4% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 11.9
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 8.7
21% 7.4 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 33.4%
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: $138
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