Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive40.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory18.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 05 '19 at 00:22
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68% Good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 72.6
2-Core 142
63% 102 Pts
4-Core 248
8-Core 410
40% 329 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 165
Parallax 179
100% 155 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 164
Splatting 117
107% 132 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 102%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
324GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 103 104 102 104 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
40.1% Average
Read 196
Write 202
Mixed 176
SusWrite 102
38% 169 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 42.4
4K Mixed 23.8
78% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 21.1
DQ Write 44
DQ Mixed 27.8
22% 31 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 104 104 103 104 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 155
Write 126
Mixed 64.7
SusWrite 104
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
799GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 100 102 102 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 98.5
Write 93.7
Mixed 77
SusWrite 101
68% 92.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 24GB
null MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
49.5% Average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 17.7
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 11.8
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 72%

 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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