Asus M5A78L-M LE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics75.6% 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 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LE  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 765 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131127
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 26 '18 at 11:48
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 30%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Memory 80.3
1-Core 58.1
2-Core 111
52% 83.1 Pts
4-Core 206
8-Core 114
24% 160 Pts
64-Core 356
22% 356 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.6% Very good
Lighting 89.6
Reflection 116
Parallax 99.6
73% 102 fps
MRender 98.5
Gravity 99.2
Splatting 97.5
80% 98.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK2046GSX 200GB
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LB013M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 36 33 33 38 30 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
20.1% Poor
Read 35.8
Write 41.5
Mixed 31
SusWrite 33.8
26% 35.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 29%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 174 184 185 182 172 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 168
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 180
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
41% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 14.1
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 10.3
24% 8.3 GB/s
Latency 79.9
50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 41%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LE Builds (Compare 109 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $142
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