Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive29% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121114
Uptime14.3 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '21 at 20:24
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 38%
Watch Gameplay: 590 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
61.8% Good
Memory 82
1-Core 70.3
2-Core 126
58% 92.7 Pts
4-Core 226
8-Core 393
37% 309 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1565 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.9% Good
Lighting 80
Reflection 69.6
Parallax 109
65% 86.2 fps
MRender 69.2
Gravity 87.1
Splatting 52.6
55% 69.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB
661GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 149 190 194 200 200 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29% Poor
Read 128
Write 17.1
Mixed 19.6
SusWrite 157
18% 80.6 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 14.8
4K Mixed 0.4
50% 14.3 MB/s
DQ Read 25.8
DQ Write 16.9
DQ Mixed 21.7
16% 21.5 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 29%
Great: 100%
PNY ELITE 480GB
28GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 28 28 29 29 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
9.42% Terrible
Read 27
Write 28.1
Mixed 27.9
SusWrite 28
6% 27.8 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 7
4K Mixed 6.2
21% 6.53 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 9.42%
Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
685GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 98 99 100 100 100 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 143
Write 123
Mixed 68.6
SusWrite 100
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.3% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 14.6
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 11.5
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 97%

 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: $128
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