Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics12.1% 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.
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.
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.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJul 05 '20 at 20:44
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 54%

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 945
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Memory 84.6
1-Core 42.4
2-Core 73.1
46% 66.7 Pts
4-Core 111
8-Core 108
15% 109 Pts
64-Core 115
7% 115 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Asus(1043 8642) 2GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 525 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
12.1% Very poor
Lighting 15.1
Reflection 12.3
Parallax 13.9
12% 13.8 fps
MRender 5.76
Gravity 17
Splatting 18.4
12% 13.7 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.1%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GKAOA9DA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 41 41 42 47 49 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
22.8% Poor
Read 36.7
Write 43.5
Mixed 29.3
SusWrite 42.2
28% 37.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 22.8%
Great: 46%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
293GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 43 42 43 47 49 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 134
Write 122
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 43.5
59% 81.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.4% Poor
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 10.3
28% 9.83 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 7.1
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 61%

 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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