Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics17.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 13 '21 at 23:03
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Memory 69
1-Core 44.6
2-Core 135
48% 82.8 Pts
4-Core 196
8-Core 416
36% 306 Pts
64-Core 373
23% 373 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650 Ti Boost-$140
Asus(1043 845B) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Lighting 19.6
Reflection 23.3
Parallax 25.9
16% 22.9 fps
MRender 27.9
Gravity 25.5
Splatting 21.1
20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 60 76 54 20 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Read 93.3
Write 70
Mixed 26.6
SusWrite 45.2
43% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
88% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 20GB
null MHz
8192, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
24.1% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 8.4
MC Mixed 7.6
24% 8.23 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 7.2
16% 5.5 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,854 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: $138
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