Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.53% 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.
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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170814
Uptime20.4 Days
Run DateNov 01 '18 at 02:22
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Memory 66
1-Core 59.7
2-Core 104
47% 76.7 Pts
4-Core 194
8-Core 246
28% 220 Pts
64-Core 261
16% 261 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
MSI(1462 3011) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.3.3
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
6.53% Terrible
Lighting 8.2
Reflection 8.73
Parallax 9.94
7% 8.96 fps
MRender 7.57
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 8
6% 7.56 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 6.53%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
617GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 78 80 96 123 131 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 54.8
Write 151
Mixed 38.7
SusWrite 98.5
62% 85.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
41.2% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 15.8
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 12.1
27% 9.6 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $134
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