Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics23.6% 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 (58%). 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)
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '18 at 20:52
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 58%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
47.6% Average
Memory 73
1-Core 38.4
2-Core 74.3
42% 61.9 Pts
4-Core 124
8-Core 170
18% 147 Pts
64-Core 169
10% 169 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153
CLim: 1015 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
23.6% Poor
Lighting 27.8
Reflection 31
Parallax 35
23% 31.3 fps
MRender 29
Gravity 23.5
Splatting 37.5
25% 30 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 23.6%
Great: 23%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 119
Write 148
Mixed 117
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 1.41
4K Mixed 0.18
57% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
29.9% Poor
MC Read 12
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 9.8
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 7.8
18% 6.17 GB/s
Latency 94.6
42% 94.6 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 29.9%
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 1,859 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: 65% - Good Total price: $128
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