Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics51.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive38.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 15 '18 at 16:42
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 73
2-Core 143
63% 103 Pts
4-Core 262
8-Core 439
43% 351 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Lighting 64
Reflection 69.2
Parallax 87.3
52% 73.5 fps
MRender 66.1
Gravity 59.5
Splatting 56
49% 60.5 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U21010RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 175 174 172 171 171 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38.4% Below average
Read 183
Write 163
Mixed 140
SusWrite 172
37% 164 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 8.3
64% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 23.3
DQ Write 76.7
DQ Mixed 9.8
19% 36.6 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
480GB free
Firmware: CC35
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 98 97 99 98 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 101
Write 95.2
Mixed 66.4
SusWrite 97.6
66% 90 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
44.9% Average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 14.1
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 11.3
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 44.9%
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 1,855 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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