Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory7GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 7GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 7 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120801
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 14 '18 at 01:18
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 640-$70
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Memory 73
1-Core 44.4
2-Core 88.8
44% 68.7 Pts
4-Core 169
8-Core 168
22% 168 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Asus(1043 8388) 256MB
Driver: atidxx32 Ver. 8.56.1.16
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.44% Terrible
Lighting 0.47
Reflection 1.15
Parallax 0.34
0% 0.65 fps
MRender 0.76
Gravity 0.2
Splatting 1
0% 0.65 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.44%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK6034GSX 60GB
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AH101A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 18 18 17 18 20 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
11% Very poor
Read 21
Write 22
Mixed 15.5
SusWrite 17.1
14% 18.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11%
Great: 19%
Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 320GB-$45
103GB free
Firmware: FB4OC40C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 19 18 18 19 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
11.6% Very poor
Read 21.8
Write 36.3
Mixed 19.5
SusWrite 18.3
18% 24 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 7GB
null MHz
2048, 4096, 1024 MB
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
21.3% Poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 6
MC Mixed 6.2
19% 6.77 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 5.9
17% 6.07 GB/s
Latency 94.6
42% 94.6 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 21.3%
Great: 52%

 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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