Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics25.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateSep 26 '17 at 02:17
Run Duration101 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 630
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
49.2% Average
Memory 72.7
1-Core 41.1
2-Core 81.5
43% 65.1 Pts
4-Core 151
8-Core 153
20% 152 Pts
64-Core 154
10% 154 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
25.6% Poor
Lighting 30
Reflection 35.5
Parallax 39.5
24% 35 fps
MRender 31.3
Gravity 26.5
Splatting 41.1
28% 33 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 23%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 79.4
Write 84.5
Mixed 28.2
47% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 2.35
4K Mixed 0.33
109% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.6% Poor
MC Read 13
MC Write 7.1
MC Mixed 10.9
30% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 7.7
19% 6.67 GB/s
Latency 95.3
42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 29.6%
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 1,858 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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