Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics70.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive41.1% 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime6.8 Days
Run DateMar 28 '20 at 17:16
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Memory 83.7
1-Core 68.9
2-Core 128
58% 93.5 Pts
4-Core 194
8-Core 280
30% 237 Pts
64-Core 275
17% 275 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Lighting 93.2
Reflection 82.5
Parallax 72.8
76% 82.8 fps
MRender 69
Gravity 76.9
Splatting 73.5
60% 73.2 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 32 39 31 29 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41.1% Average
Read 170
Write 149
Mixed 169
SusWrite 42.6
30% 133 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 47.1
4K Mixed 28.1
95% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 25.4
DQ Write 67.5
DQ Mixed 33
29% 42 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 84%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
5GB free
Firmware: JP2OA50E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 66 4 7.7 0.6 0.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
25.6% Poor
Read 68.3
Write 71.7
Mixed 42.7
SusWrite 20.8
38% 50.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.4
76% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 74%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
57GB free, PID a208
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 24 23 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
9.66% Terrible
Read 24
Write 22.7
Mixed 14
SusWrite 23.7
28% 21.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.4
25% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 9.66%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
null MHz
4096, 8192, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
42.1% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 12.9
MC Mixed 14.7
42% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 7.6
SC Mixed 11.5
27% 9.5 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 54%

 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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