Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.1% 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 Drive	40.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140911
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '17 at 00:09
Run Duration	350 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 83 1-Core 68.1 2-Core 124 57% 91.8 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 321 36% 283 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Sapphire(174B A003) CLim: 1055 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.9.1 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.1% Poor	Lighting 37.9 Reflection 26.7 Parallax 46.9 31% 37.2 fps	MRender 25.9 Gravity 35 Splatting 32.3 26% 31.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 115004501 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 126400887525884 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1275 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 272 (B1) Unknown 0 0 98 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 35 52 1005025755171 (C2) HDA temperature 35 52 1005025755171 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 115004501 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 115004501 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 115004501 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 8589934593 (E9) Unknown 0 0 13558 (EA) Unknown 0 0 9737 (F1) Unknown 0 0 9737 (F2) Unknown 0 0 15777	40.5% Average	Read 196 Write 167 Mixed 157 39% 173 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 11.6 70% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 25.6 DQ Write 66 DQ Mixed 12.3 19% 34.6 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB-$24 4,798 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 116GB free Firmware: 3.43 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 59 45 37962017 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7306 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 89 60 902019386 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13984 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5299 (C2) HDA temperature 29 47 4294967325 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 58 45 37962017 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	27.9% Poor	Read 49.9 Write 47.1 Mixed 27.2 31% 41.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.06 4K Mixed 0.29 67% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 32%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 99GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 99 14877536 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 883 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 21369515 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3045 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 837 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 3 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 49 488374300 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 74 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 34218 (C2) HDA temperature 28 51 34359738396 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 27337466840796 (F1) Unknown 100 253 15994071947 (F2) Unknown 100 253 36615870426	72.3% Very good	Read 130 Write 122 Mixed 72.1 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.93 4K Mixed 0.19 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 112%
DISK 8GB 1,051 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID null Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	3.63% Terrible	Read 14.1 Write 4.89 Mixed 5.25 9% 8.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.09 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.003 8% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.63% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x4GB 39,448 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	40.4% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 13.4 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.4 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 57%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	506x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	324x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	185x

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	127x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	90x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	56x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	48x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	354x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	345x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	309x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16