Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 47.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.43% 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.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3  (all builds)
Memory17.2 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20161118
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 27 '20 at 01:04
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 63%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X3 B75
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
47.2% Average
Memory 81.3
1-Core 43.9
2-Core 87.6
47% 70.9 Pts
4-Core 74.4
8-Core 132
12% 103 Pts
64-Core 128
8% 128 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 55%
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)
0.43% Terrible
Lighting 0.43
Reflection 1.46
Parallax 0.22
0% 0.7 fps
MRender 0.81
Gravity 0.13
Splatting 1.09
1% 0.68 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.43%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
582GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 84 65 83 91 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 106
Write 115
Mixed 25.3
SusWrite 80.8
59% 81.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 107%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
672GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 84 66 83 92 86 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 175
Write 167
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 82.2
80% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 20GB
null MHz
8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
25.2% Poor
MC Read 10.1
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 7.8
24% 8.27 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 5.6
SC Mixed 6
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 54%

 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $134
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