Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.5% 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 Drive46.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '17 at 06:55
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 74.7
2-Core 150
64% 105 Pts
4-Core 288
8-Core 469
46% 379 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
21.5% Poor
Lighting 25.1
Reflection 28.4
Parallax 40
20% 31.2 fps
MRender 25.5
Gravity 25.8
Splatting 33
24% 28.1 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 21.5%
Great: 26%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS90 0 120GB SSD
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS90 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.5% Average
Read 251
Write 229
Mixed 243
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 7.38
61% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 11.7
37% 80.2 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 86%
WD WD30EZRZ-00WN9B0 802GB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 139
Write 137
Mixed 129
102% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.91
4K Write 2.37
4K Mixed 0.28
113% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 10GB
null MHz
4096, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
30% Poor
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 7.2
27% 9.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 8.3
26% 9.13 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 30%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $134
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