Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 32.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics35.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '20 at 13:04
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 B24
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
32.1% Below average
Memory 48
1-Core 45.5
2-Core 81.3
36% 58.3 Pts
4-Core 94.9
8-Core 97
13% 95.9 Pts
64-Core 93
6% 93 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Nvidia(10DE 1033) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 340.52
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
35.2% Below average
Lighting 42.4
Reflection 38
Parallax 52.2
35% 44.2 fps
MRender 55.2
Gravity 39.4
Splatting 40.8
36% 45.1 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK5065GSX 500GB-$52
393GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GJ002F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 4.1 4.4 11 16 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
6.33% Terrible
Read 11.3
Write 7.8
Mixed 11.7
SusWrite 10.6
8% 10.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.2
38% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 6.33%
Great: 42%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9
25GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 5.6 5.5 6.4 6.8 6.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
6.13% Terrible
Read 21.6
Write 9.2
Mixed 11.9
SusWrite 6.8
15% 12.4 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.4
33% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.13%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
23.4% Poor
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 6
MC Mixed 8.5
24% 8.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6.6
17% 6.1 GB/s
Latency 168
24% 168 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 65%

 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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