Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics8.88% 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 Drive43.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 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.
Run History
10 years ago, 10 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M/USB3  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120828
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 29 '14 at 12:31
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 71.9
2-Core 143
49% 107 Pts
4-Core 288
8-Core 285
38% 287 Pts
64-Core 286
18% 286 Pts
Poor: 38% Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
Gigabyte(1458 2556) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 12.104.0.0
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
8.88% Terrible
Lighting 8.17
Reflection 13.3
Parallax 21.1
7% 14.2 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 16.5
Splatting 18.6
13% 15.7 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 8.88%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 505ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
43.2% Average
Read 258
Write 72
Mixed 115
32% 149 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 15.7
83% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 73.4
DQ Mixed 24
36% 67.5 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 69%
Maxtor 6Y120M0 123GB-$34
51GB free
Firmware: YAR511W0 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
28.8% Poor
Read 50.5
Write 49.4
Mixed 45
36% 48.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.34
93% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 32%
BUFFALO USB Flash Disk 2GB
1GB free, PID 00a0
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
6.51% Terrible
Read 20.8
Write 11.5
Mixed 14.3
18% 15.5 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 0.05
4K Mixed 0.05
16% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.51%
Great: 7%
Typical M5A78L-M/USB3 Builds (Compare 1,874 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: 62% - Good Total price: $171
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