Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive25% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 29 '16 at 05:19
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
65.9% Good
Memory 93.9
1-Core 74.6
2-Core 148
65% 105 Pts
4-Core 211
8-Core 277
31% 244 Pts
64-Core 307
19% 307 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
Asus(1043 046A) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.200.1013.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.3% Good
Lighting 75.7
Reflection 64
Parallax 90.7
62% 76.8 fps
MRender 63.2
Gravity 63.1
Splatting 80.6
58% 69 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Blaze 120GB-$30
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
25% Poor
Read 147
Write 61.1
Mixed 87.7
22% 98.7 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 3.18
49% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 24.1
DQ Write 53.7
DQ Mixed 2.44
12% 26.7 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 25%
Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
376GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 138
Write 139
Mixed 77.9
88% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.71
4K Mixed 0.2
80% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
289GB free
Firmware: KC48 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
47.7% Average
Read 89.6
Write 76.8
Mixed 82.6
63% 83 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.43
92% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
49.8% Average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 12.5
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 49.8%
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 1,859 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: 65% - Good Total price: $128
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