Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics26.7% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 04 '23 at 08:26
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 70%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 620
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
38.2% Below average
Memory 55.8
1-Core 36.5
2-Core 76.1
36% 56.1 Pts
4-Core 119
8-Core 128
16% 124 Pts
64-Core 126
8% 126 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.6.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.7% Poor
Lighting 30.2
Reflection 30
Parallax 55.7
25% 38.6 fps
MRender 38.1
Gravity 43.7
Splatting 33
31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 35%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 1TB
854GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 114 107 141 149 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
72% Very good
Read 126
Write 108
Mixed 55.3
SusWrite 125
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.8
167% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 72%
Great: 140%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
28.4% Poor
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 10.8
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 7.7
20% 6.9 GB/s
Latency 139
29% 139 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 69 57 60 17" 1280 720 DEL4013 DELL 1707FP
Typical M5A78L-M/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,863 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: 65% - Good Total price: $128
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