Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics14.7% 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 12 '19 at 10:52
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 (96th percentile)
68.1% Good
Memory 89
1-Core 73.2
2-Core 136
62% 99.2 Pts
4-Core 256
8-Core 427
42% 341 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
Palit(1569 11C6) 2GB
CLim: 928 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Lighting 17.5
Reflection 15.8
Parallax 21.2
14% 18.2 fps
MRender 21.6
Gravity 21.1
Splatting 15.3
15% 19.3 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$37
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 38 45 20 42 47 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
22.6% Poor
Read 41.4
Write 53.5
Mixed 42.7
SusWrite 36.9
32% 43.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 70%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
92GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 39 46 24 44 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
27% Poor
Read 54.7
Write 48.7
Mixed 38.7
SusWrite 38.9
34% 45.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 27%
Great: 51%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
900GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 110 108 109 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 120
Write 36.1
Mixed 69
SusWrite 108
62% 83.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.2% Average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 17.3
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 12.4
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 97%

 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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