Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 47%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.98% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161118
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 25 '20 at 09:51
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X3 435-$160
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
47% Average
Memory 73.4
1-Core 42.9
2-Core 84.8
44% 67 Pts
4-Core 122
8-Core 122
16% 122 Pts
64-Core 118
7% 118 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 47%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
Gigabyte(1458 363C) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 320.49
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
8.98% Terrible
Lighting 10.1
Reflection 9.77
Parallax 10.6
8% 10.2 fps
MRender 14.1
Gravity 9.87
Splatting 13.7
10% 12.6 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.98%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,514
Write 1,408
Mixed 1,417
323% 1,447 MB/s
4K Read 286
4K Write 206
4K Mixed 233
841% 242 MB/s
DQ Read 416
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 387
286% 378 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
266GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 145 147 148 156 149 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
76% Very good
Read 118
Write 13.3
Mixed 39
SusWrite 147
58% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
109% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 76%
Great: 112%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB
14GB free, PID 4300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.5 2.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
1.66% Terrible
Read 5.3
Write 1.2
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 4
5% 3.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.66%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.7% Poor
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 7.1
MC Mixed 10.4
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 8.1
20% 7.1 GB/s
Latency 93.7
43% 93.7 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
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Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $134
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