Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 36.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics33.9% 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 (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20121114
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateDec 08 '18 at 17:16
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 73%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 250 (2013 D.Ri)
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Memory 62.2
1-Core 34.4
2-Core 49.4
34% 48.7 Pts
4-Core 61.1
8-Core 72.2
9% 66.6 Pts
64-Core 74.2
5% 74.2 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
33.9% Below average
Lighting 42
Reflection 46.6
Parallax 50.6
34% 46.4 fps
MRender 50
Gravity 39.5
Splatting 35.1
33% 41.5 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 35%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 32 49 62 80 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
34% Below average
Read 65.7
Write 59
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 52.5
40% 54.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 34%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
22.4% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 5.5
MC Mixed 9
23% 7.9 GB/s
SC Read 4.1
SC Write 3.6
SC Mixed 5.5
13% 4.4 GB/s
Latency 121
33% 121 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.4%
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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