Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 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 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.66% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime6.6 Days
Run DateApr 10 '17 at 17:10
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User CRI-User
Background CPU 55%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Memory 75.9
1-Core 64.5
2-Core 106
52% 82.3 Pts
4-Core 204
8-Core 243
29% 223 Pts
64-Core 261
16% 261 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250X
Sapphire(174B E214) 1GB
CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
6.66% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 16
Parallax 19.9
5% 13.9 fps
MRender 5.76
Gravity 16.2
Splatting 14.4
10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 6.66%
Great: 14%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
723GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 126
Write 127
Mixed 113
92% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.33
4K Mixed 0.17
62% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 12GB
null MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.5% Poor
MC Read 6.8
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 7.2
20% 7.13 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 5.3
12% 4.37 GB/s
Latency 88.6
45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 21.5%
Great: 50%

 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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