Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics13.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 10 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121114
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 22 '17 at 23:42
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Memory 80.7
1-Core 59.9
2-Core 111
53% 84 Pts
4-Core 137
8-Core 181
20% 159 Pts
64-Core 180
11% 180 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
MSI(1462 2710) 1GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Lighting 16.6
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 22.6
14% 18.6 fps
MRender 13.9
Gravity 15.3
Splatting 18.7
13% 16 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
399GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
63.6% Good
Read 109
Write 112
Mixed 33.2
62% 85 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.14
4K Mixed 0.22
59% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
515GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 168
Mixed 97.6
106% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.25
83% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 112%
WD 4000BEV External 400GB
197GB free, PID 0704
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
10.9% Very poor
Read 25
Write 23.3
Mixed 22.8
30% 23.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.17
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.18
30% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 10GB
null MHz
2048, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.2% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 8.1
24% 8.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 8.1
21% 7.37 GB/s
Latency 79.3
50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 26.2%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,855 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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