Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive52.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '18 at 17:20
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 (100th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Memory 93.2
1-Core 70.4
2-Core 128
62% 97 Pts
4-Core 259
8-Core 437
42% 348 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 68%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 191 193 144 113 85 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
52.4% Above average
Read 214
Write 200
Mixed 159
SusWrite 150
41% 181 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 43.8
4K Mixed 31.7
104% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 30
DQ Write 66.8
DQ Mixed 38.1
32% 45 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 100%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
15.4% Very poor
Read 24
Write 24.9
Mixed 12.3
SusWrite 28.9
16% 22.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.2
105% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
51.4% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 18.1
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 13.9
33% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 51.4%
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 1,863 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: 62% - Good Total price: $171
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