Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 01 '18 at 15:09
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 (92nd percentile)
66.5% Good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 73.8
2-Core 137
61% 99.1 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 424
41% 339 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.8% Good
Lighting 76.2
Reflection 76.5
Parallax 73.3
62% 75.3 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 70.4
Splatting 71.9
58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 539 237 231 235 234 231 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62
406GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 98 98 100 99 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 98.4
Write 91
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 98.5
65% 88.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 87%
Ut163 USB2FlashStorage 1GB
1GB free, PID 0163
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 9.4 9.1 9.1 9 9 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
5.52% Terrible
Read 16.1
Write 7.7
Mixed 9.7
SusWrite 9
13% 10.6 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.2
25% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 5.52%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 12GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
43.7% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 13.8
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 11.8
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 43.7%
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 1,858 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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