Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics106% 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 Drive31.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory15.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120323
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMay 14 '20 at 19:35
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
56% Above average
Memory 80.1
1-Core 62.7
2-Core 112
54% 84.8 Pts
4-Core 175
8-Core 252
27% 214 Pts
64-Core 251
16% 251 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
PNY(196E 12FB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 97.6
Reflection 112
Parallax 219
80% 143 fps
MRender 259
Gravity 215
Splatting 142
161% 205 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 106%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 55 78 69 65 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
31.5% Below average
Read 102
Write 120
Mixed 109
SusWrite 68.7
22% 99.9 MB/s
4K Read 7.1
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 24.7
65% 25 MB/s
DQ Read 23.3
DQ Write 63
DQ Mixed 21.6
23% 36 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
167GB free
Firmware: JC45
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 106
Write 101
Mixed 51.1
63% 85.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 70%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
245GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 71 67 69 70 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 83.5
Write 44.1
Mixed 52.2
SusWrite 68.5
46% 62.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 62%
Intenso External USB 3.0 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 1201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 29 29 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
15.7% Very poor
Read 26.1
Write 28.3
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 28.3
20% 26.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.2
79% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 15.7%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.4% Below average
MC Read 16
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 13.9
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 10.9
26% 8.93 GB/s
Latency 80.4
50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 39.4%
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 1,854 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: $138
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