Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.7% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 07 '18 at 00:42
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 (100th percentile)
70.8% Very good
Memory 93
1-Core 73.5
2-Core 147
64% 105 Pts
4-Core 264
8-Core 435
43% 349 Pts
64-Core 431
27% 431 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
AMD(1002 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1251 MHz, MLim: 1601 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.1
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
14.7% Very poor
Lighting 6.83
Reflection 34.4
Parallax 40.2
6% 27.2 fps
MRender 34.7
Gravity 37.2
Splatting 44.7
32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD1600HLFS-60G6U2 160GB
50GB free
Firmware: 04.04V05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 89 89 90 89 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
57.9% Above average
Read 112
Write 91.3
Mixed 73.6
SusWrite 89.7
68% 91.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
53% Above average
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 18.2
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 13.9
33% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 53%
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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