Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 21.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics83.9% 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 Drive14.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3  (all builds)
Memory19.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160627
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJan 13 '21 at 15:29
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 100%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8300-$168
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
21.4% Poor
Memory 32.1
1-Core 32.8
2-Core 44.7
23% 36.5 Pts
4-Core 62.2
8-Core 70.1
9% 66.2 Pts
64-Core 51.4
3% 51.4 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 21.4%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
EVGA(3842 6573) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2051 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 116
Parallax 103
84% 107 fps
MRender 94.5
Gravity 103
Splatting 107
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
692GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 61 71 71 71 67 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
14.4% Very poor
Read 115
Write 103
Mixed 107
SusWrite 67.4
22% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 7.8
4K Mixed 6.2
18% 5.93 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 14.4%
Great: 133%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
926GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 73 73 73 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
27.7% Poor
Read 26.3
Write 61.6
Mixed 50
SusWrite 70
39% 52 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
21.5% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 9.3
23% 8.03 GB/s
SC Read 4.7
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 5.1
13% 4.6 GB/s
Latency 243
16% 243 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 21.5%
Great: 115%

 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $134
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