Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 9 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110428
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 30 '19 at 14:45
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
56.8% Above average
Memory 83.5
1-Core 43
2-Core 84.5
47% 70.3 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 248
26% 206 Pts
64-Core 244
15% 244 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Asus(1043 8388) 256MB
Driver: atiu9p64 aticfx64 atiu9pag aticfx32 atiumd64 atidxx64 atiumdag atidxx32 atiumdva atiumd6a atitmm64 Ver. 8.710.0.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.44% Terrible
Lighting 0.43
Reflection 1.04
Parallax 0.28
0% 0.58 fps
MRender 0.71
Gravity 0.27
Splatting 1.09
1% 0.69 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.44%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingmax 32GB 32GB
29GB free
Firmware: L0412C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 34 36 37 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
15.1% Very poor
Read 109
Write 37.8
Mixed 53
SusWrite 35.7
13% 58.9 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 4.8
30% 7.9 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 15.1%
Great: 23%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
712GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 31 35 35 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
44.7% Average
Read 121
Write 111
Mixed 58
SusWrite 33.7
60% 81 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.1% Below average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 11.4
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 8.7
20% 7.03 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,862 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: 65% - Good Total price: $128
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