Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 47.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.95% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory7.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 11 '17 at 06:06
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 B50
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
47.5% Average
Memory 75.4
1-Core 46.9
2-Core 91.3
46% 71.2 Pts
4-Core 119
8-Core 106
15% 113 Pts
64-Core 132
8% 132 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6700
XFX(1682 314B) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
6.95% Terrible
Lighting 8.8
Reflection 7.92
Parallax 9.69
7% 8.8 fps
MRender 7.05
Gravity 8.33
Splatting 8.26
6% 7.88 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.95%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.01B02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Read 66.9
Write 65.5
Mixed 25.9
39% 52.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.26
4K Write 0.49
4K Mixed 0.16
38% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 60%
WDC WD32 00AAJB-00J3A0 320GB
128GB free, PID 2338
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 28.5
Write 26.3
Mixed 16.9
29% 23.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.35
69% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 15%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
27.4% Poor
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 9.1
27% 9.3 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 7.3
18% 6.43 GB/s
Latency 89.5
45% 89.5 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 27.4%
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 1,858 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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