Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics22.6% 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 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111130
Uptime9.2 Days
Run DateSep 27 '18 at 20:35
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
44.9% Average
Memory 69.2
1-Core 40.1
2-Core 61
39% 56.8 Pts
4-Core 117
8-Core 144
17% 130 Pts
64-Core 130
8% 130 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.24
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
22.6% Poor
Lighting 13.8
Reflection 48.3
Parallax 40.3
11% 34.1 fps
MRender 61.8
Gravity 55
Splatting 49.2
45% 55.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 36 36 41 44 46 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
25.5% Poor
Read 49.5
Write 47.7
Mixed 42
SusWrite 38.8
33% 44.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
38.1% Below average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 13.9
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 5.6
SC Mixed 8.9
19% 6.5 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 38.1%
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 1,858 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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