Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 23 '18 at 21:06
Run Duration79 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 (99th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 73.6
2-Core 136
63% 101 Pts
4-Core 258
8-Core 440
42% 349 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 68%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
451GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 142
Write 131
Mixed 118
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.25
89% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 112%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 2TB
616GB free
Firmware: 1.10
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 361
Write 360
Mixed 322
261% 348 MB/s
4K Read 0.99
4K Write 3.62
4K Mixed 0.33
146% 1.65 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 207%
Great: 195%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
46.4% Average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 14.7
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.7
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 65%

 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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