Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27.2% 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	81.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '17 at 18:24
Run Duration	92 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 83 1-Core 64.1 2-Core 105 54% 84 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 249 28% 221 Pts	64-Core 252 16% 252 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% XFX(1682 3220) 3GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.2% Poor	Lighting 35 Reflection 25.2 Parallax 58.4 28% 39.6 fps	MRender 24.5 Gravity 32.9 Splatting 31.4 24% 29.6 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 32%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 498GB 301 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.10 Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 490 Write 446 Mixed 475 105% 471 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 22.3 98% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 22 42% 84.4 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 157%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 15.3 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12.2 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 65%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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