Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics8.53% 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 17 '18 at 02:55
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8300-$168
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63.9% Good
Memory 88.2
1-Core 71.2
2-Core 123
59% 94 Pts
4-Core 216
8-Core 345
34% 281 Pts
64-Core 360
22% 360 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 5800
Nvidia(10DE 0593) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
8.53% Terrible
Lighting 11.5
Reflection 9.04
Parallax 5.19
9% 8.58 fps
MRender 9
Gravity 9.3
Splatting 7.43
7% 8.58 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.53%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
897GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 3.2 6.8 3.6 2.5 3.7 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.98% Terrible
Read 3
Write 2.5
Mixed 3.8
SusWrite 3.9
2% 3.3 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0
2% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 1.98%
Great: 59%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 160 159 162 166 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 124
Mixed 82
SusWrite 164
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 94%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
45.3% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 15.9
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.8
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,858 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: $128
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