Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics0.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime25.9 Days
Run DateOct 23 '19 at 21:47
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
66.4% Good
Memory 85.4
1-Core 74.1
2-Core 138
61% 99.3 Pts
4-Core 257
8-Core 431
42% 344 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Asus(1043 8388) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.48% Terrible
Lighting 0.47
Reflection 1.38
Parallax 0.28
0% 0.71 fps
MRender 0.86
Gravity 0.37
Splatting 1.13
1% 0.78 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.48%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDRE250GB-LT 250GB
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0614D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 184 179 185 184 186 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
45.8% Average
Read 200
Write 171
Mixed 157
SusWrite 183
40% 178 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 49.3
4K Mixed 23.7
79% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 17.7
DQ Write 68.6
DQ Mixed 26.4
25% 37.6 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 100%
Seagate ST32000644NS 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: GGB8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 118 117 116 117 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 105
Write 101
Mixed 54.1
SusWrite 117
69% 94 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.5% Average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 15.7
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.7
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 115%

 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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