Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics6.59% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1280 x 768 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '21 at 06:09
Run Duration335 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 61%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th 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
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
35% Below average
Memory 64.3
1-Core 22.1
2-Core 27.1
30% 37.8 Pts
4-Core 34.1
8-Core 59.1
6% 46.6 Pts
64-Core 87
5% 87 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 35%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
MSI(1462 2610) 1GB
CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1075 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
6.59% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 12.3
Parallax 3.9
6% 7.63 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 10.8
Splatting 9.4
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 6.59%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 15 11 11 8.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
11.2% Very poor
Read 26.9
Write 21.2
Mixed 17.9
SusWrite 11.8
14% 19.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.2
44% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 11.2%
Great: 74%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013)
62GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 9.7 9.4 9.6 9.4 9.5 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 42.7
Write 7.7
Mixed 12.5
SusWrite 9.5
13% 18.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.4
58% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 15%
Great: 63%
USB DISK 2.0 32GB
23GB free, PID 4300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 7.1 6.1 6 7.1 6.1 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 21.3
Write 8
SusWrite 5.7
12% 11.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
4% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
21.8% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 9.1
23% 7.9 GB/s
SC Read 1.6
SC Write 2.4
SC Mixed 4.9
8% 2.97 GB/s
Latency 116
35% 116 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $144
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