Asus M5A78L/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L/USB3  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110815
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateSep 18 '20 at 08:35
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X3 460-$150
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
39% Below average
Memory 56.9
1-Core 47.7
2-Core 91.4
40% 65.3 Pts
4-Core 122
8-Core 133
17% 128 Pts
64-Core 122
8% 122 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 39%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450
Asus(1043 03DC) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
0.97% Terrible
Lighting 1.2
Reflection 1.08
Parallax 1.75
1% 1.34 fps
MRender 0.95
Gravity 1.47
Splatting 1.09
1% 1.17 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.97%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS120GSSD220S 120GB
99GB free
Firmware: R0510A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 180 182 180 186 187 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38.5% Below average
Read 191
Write 185
Mixed 153
SusWrite 181
40% 178 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 43.7
4K Mixed 12.7
59% 23.1 MB/s
DQ Read 21.4
DQ Write 76.7
DQ Mixed 20
24% 39.4 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 96%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 80 66 86 94 91 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 97.5
Write 99
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 78.8
62% 83.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
24.7% Poor
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 8.3
25% 8.63 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 7.3
19% 6.5 GB/s
Latency 137
29% 137 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 24.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L/USB3 Builds (Compare 109 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L/USB3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $218
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