Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.5% 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.
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 8 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)
Memory6.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20141202
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 12 '17 at 01:06
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4350-$57
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
63.5% Good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 73.1
2-Core 126
62% 97.2 Pts
4-Core 201
8-Core 225
28% 213 Pts
64-Core 206
13% 206 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740
Asus(1043 864E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
6.5% Terrible
Lighting 7.47
Reflection 6.77
Parallax 8.22
6% 7.48 fps
MRender 7.9
Gravity 9.23
Splatting 9.39
7% 8.84 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.5%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.03E02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 75
Write 80.1
Mixed 30.5
45% 61.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.76
4K Mixed 0.37
97% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
40.6% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 14.6
40% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.5
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 40.6%
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 1,855 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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