Asus M5A78L/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive56.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L/USB3  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130427
Uptime19.5 Days
Run DateNov 04 '20 at 16:29
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 80.7
2-Core 161
67% 111 Pts
4-Core 296
8-Core 454
46% 375 Pts
64-Core 475
29% 475 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 112
Parallax 106
89% 109 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 102
Splatting 103
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 106 66 50 50 50 MB/s
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
56.7% Above average
Read 248
Write 224
Mixed 226
SusWrite 77.6
44% 194 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 34.6
114% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 142
108% 144 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
111GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 141 141 143 143 137 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 154
Mixed 77.7
SusWrite 140
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 112%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB
589GB free
Firmware: 77.04D77
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 57 57 57 58 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Read 58
Write 52.5
Mixed 41.3
SusWrite 57
38% 52.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.8% Average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 16.8
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 13.2
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 97%

 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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