Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive56.8% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 10 '20 at 11:22
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
66.2% Good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 50.7
2-Core 148
56% 94.2 Pts
4-Core 264
8-Core 427
42% 346 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
110% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 179
Parallax 188
106% 166 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 199
Splatting 136
126% 156 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 110%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
855GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 192 208 212 213 213 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
56.8% Above average
Read 226
Write 212
Mixed 188
SusWrite 203
47% 207 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 52.2
4K Mixed 32.5
106% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 24.4
DQ Write 70.9
DQ Mixed 35.8
31% 43.7 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.2% Average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 17.8
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 11.8
30% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 97%

 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $144
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