Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14% 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 Drive43.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 10 '19 at 19:50
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 94.3
1-Core 75.6
2-Core 140
64% 103 Pts
4-Core 264
8-Core 462
44% 363 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
AMD(1002 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1251 MHz, MLim: 1560 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.2
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
14% Very poor
Lighting 5.43
Reflection 39.5
Parallax 53.4
4% 32.8 fps
MRender 34.9
Gravity 38.9
Splatting 44.1
33% 39.3 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 14%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LM480HMHQ-00005 480GB
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GXT5204Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 91 94 95 96 85 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
43.8% Average
Read 185
Write 207
Mixed 178
SusWrite 91
37% 165 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 28.7
92% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 21.3
DQ Write 70.6
DQ Mixed 35.8
30% 42.6 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 115%
WD WD1600HLFS-60G6U2 160GB
92GB free
Firmware: 04.04V05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 95 96 96 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 108
Write 113
Mixed 61.5
SusWrite 93.6
69% 94.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 58%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
55.7% Above average
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 19.5
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 15
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 55.7%
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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