Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics13.1% 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.
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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120228
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 09 '17 at 13:15
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
57.1% Above average
Memory 83.6
1-Core 51
2-Core 97.1
50% 77.2 Pts
4-Core 171
8-Core 228
25% 200 Pts
64-Core 222
14% 222 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6850
XFX(1682 3111) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
13.1% Very poor
Lighting 17.3
Reflection 13.2
Parallax 14.4
14% 15 fps
MRender 11.3
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 17.3
11% 13.3 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.1%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
317GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 89.3
Write 95.1
Mixed 27.8
52% 70.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.13
4K Write 0.34
4K Mixed 0.14
27% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 88%
Hitachi HTS547550A9E 500GB
371GB free, PID 0237
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
32.3% Below average
Read 74
Write 82.7
Mixed 65.9
96% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.12
4K Mixed 0.18
46% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.7% Average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 12.9
MC Mixed 17.3
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 7.9
SC Mixed 12.3
27% 9.6 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.7%
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 1,858 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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