Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
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 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics0.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory20 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateJun 21 '19 at 20:14
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU3%

 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-8150-$770
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
63% Good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 71.8
2-Core 137
59% 96.8 Pts
4-Core 246
8-Core 312
36% 279 Pts
64-Core 352
22% 352 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 63%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Asus(1043 8388) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.49% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 1.38
Parallax 0.16
0% 0.68 fps
MRender 0.81
Gravity 0.37
Splatting 1.13
1% 0.77 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.49%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB-$24
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.42
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 34 31 35 36 40 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
23.7% Poor
Read 48.2
Write 49
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 34
30% 41.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 32%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55
136GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 64 66 67 66 67 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
37.3% Below average
Read 63.5
Write 27
Mixed 38
SusWrite 66.1
36% 48.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.7% Poor
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 8.8
28% 9.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 8.9
22% 7.77 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,857 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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