Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.87% 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.
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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131112
Uptime3 Days
Run DateMar 27 '17 at 12:34
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4350-$57
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
57% Above average
Memory 86.6
1-Core 63.9
2-Core 110
56% 87 Pts
4-Core 162
8-Core 162
22% 162 Pts
64-Core 206
13% 206 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 57%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
EVGA(3842 2650) 1GB
CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
7.87% Terrible
Lighting 8.77
Reflection 8.08
Parallax 10.1
7% 8.98 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 10.4
Splatting 11.6
9% 11.3 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 7.87%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
468GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 140
Write 143
Mixed 117
100% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.36
97% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 500GB
376GB free
Firmware: 0938
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
16.4% Very poor
Read 27.8
Write 29.2
Mixed 28.9
22% 28.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 0.62
4K Mixed 0.17
48% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
42.3% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 15.3
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 11.9
28% 9.77 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 61%

 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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