Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. 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 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics111% 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 Drive59.8% 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140911
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 15 '22 at 16:45
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.4% Good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 63
2-Core 117
57% 89.9 Pts
4-Core 209
8-Core 272
31% 241 Pts
64-Core 264
16% 264 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6288) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 146
Parallax 135
118% 142 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 150
Splatting 122
105% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 139 91 92 92 91 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
59.8% Above average
Read 241
Write 219
Mixed 212
SusWrite 116
44% 197 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 34.6
117% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 146
110% 147 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 115%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16
457GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 75 75 75 75 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 70.8
Write 62.5
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 74
45% 61 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 43%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46
57GB free
Firmware: 4.AAA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 45 45 45 45 45 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
34.3% Below average
Read 74.7
Write 37.9
Mixed 45.2
SusWrite 44.4
38% 50.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.5% Average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 16.9
48% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 7.9
SC Mixed 11.8
28% 9.77 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,858 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: $128
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