Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics51.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive61.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB 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 PLUS/USB3  (all builds)
Memory20.4 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 03 '20 at 18:42
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
65.5% Good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 74.4
2-Core 147
62% 102 Pts
4-Core 256
8-Core 409
41% 332 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
Asus(1043 8469) 3GB
CLim: 1428 MHz, MLim: 1602 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Lighting 61.1
Reflection 57.9
Parallax 71
50% 63.3 fps
MRender 76.8
Gravity 72.8
Splatting 57.3
55% 69 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 49%
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Asus(1043 8388) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.48% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 1.19
Parallax 0.12
0% 0.61 fps
MRender 0.81
Gravity 0.13
Splatting 1.17
1% 0.71 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.48%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 478GB
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 208 112 185 272 37 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 414
Write 32.2
Mixed 328
SusWrite 174
52% 237 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 45.1
4K Mixed 27
91% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 138
103% 137 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 121%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M 2TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: 2BE1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 161 181 184 172 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 173
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 172
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 101%
Great: 74%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2BC1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 106 106 107 107 107 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 66.8
Write 73.3
Mixed 39
SusWrite 105
52% 71 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 28GB
null MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
44.8% Average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 15.6
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 11.9
28% 9.93 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 137%

 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%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

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