Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.02% 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 25 '17 at 23:02
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370E-$471
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.6% Good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 75.3
2-Core 141
62% 102 Pts
4-Core 223
8-Core 391
37% 307 Pts
64-Core 394
24% 394 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7570
Sapphire(174B 3000) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.02% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 7.46
Parallax 5.87
6% 6.95 fps
MRender 7.52
Gravity 5.3
Splatting 8.17
6% 7 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.02%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V5DOA73A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
29.8% Poor
Read 56.1
Write 47.5
Mixed 54
40% 52.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.34
4K Mixed 0.21
67% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
44.5% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 15.1
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 12.1
30% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,854 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: $138
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