Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3  (all builds)
Memory29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '21 at 12:14
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Memory 75.1
1-Core 47.5
2-Core 94.7
46% 72.4 Pts
4-Core 189
8-Core 193
26% 191 Pts
64-Core 190
12% 190 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
MSI(1462 2120) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.59% Terrible
Lighting 0.7
Reflection 1.9
Parallax 0.7
1% 1.1 fps
MRender 1.5
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 0.5
1% 0.83 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.59%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Palit PSP256 SSD 256GB
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM71.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 76 38 64 67 2 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 329
Write 132
Mixed 239
SusWrite 76.5
43% 194 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 24.5
98% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 146
129% 193 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 77%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22
117GB free
Firmware: 02.03E02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 99 101 104 105 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60% Above average
Read 106
Write 107
Mixed 66.2
SusWrite 103
70% 95.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 60%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.1% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 12.6
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 8.8
22% 7.53 GB/s
Latency 90.1
44% 90.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 115%

 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 1,275 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: 81% - Excellent Total price: $177
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