Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics89.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory19.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121114
Uptime13.2 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '17 at 18:02
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 way above expectations (86th percentile)
65.3% Good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 73.1
2-Core 144
61% 101 Pts
4-Core 251
8-Core 436
42% 343 Pts
64-Core 432
27% 432 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 372.90
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 119
Parallax 109
92% 114 fps
MRender 99.2
Gravity 105
Splatting 104
84% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 6+0 Stripe/RAID0 714GB
470GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
65% Good
Read 568
Write 243
Mixed 527
99% 446 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 11.4
90% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 33.3
DQ Write 49.6
DQ Mixed 11.3
17% 31.4 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 65%
Great: 129%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109
555GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
55% Above average
Read 93.6
Write 97.9
Mixed 97.8
73% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.25
97% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 55%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 24GB
null MHz
4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
42.8% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 14.7
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 7.6
SC Mixed 11.9
28% 9.67 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 72%

 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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