Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	38.1% 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	42.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	19 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2880 x 1620 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '16 at 12:05
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 77.8 2-Core 156 64% 107 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 462 44% 366 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3968) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6143 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Lighting 50.2 Reflection 47.1 Parallax 41.9 41% 46.4 fps	MRender 39.7 Gravity 42.4 Splatting 38.3 33% 40.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 731 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 52 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 50 45 50 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 17 (F1) Unknown 99 99 782186035	42.6% Average	Read 183 Write 171 Mixed 159 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 15.7 79% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 28.8 DQ Write 42.3 DQ Mixed 15.7 18% 29 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 124%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB 9,937 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free Firmware: 04.05G11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 2 (03) Spinup time 234 227 10291 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 788 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 15242 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 194 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 75 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 712 (C2) HDA temperature 113 90 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	48.9% Average	Read 89.6 Write 80.3 Mixed 24.8 47% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 2.27 4K Mixed 0.29 103% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 61%
Toshiba MQ01ABD032 320GB-$50 10,446 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 148GB free Firmware: AX0A3M Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1064 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2976 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 5833 (0A) Spinup retry count 159 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2123 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 92592 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 133 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 15410 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 240518758441 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 87 87 5213 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 257 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	44.8% Average	Read 76.8 Write 79.4 Mixed 16 42% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.18 60% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 54%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 98GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 138 135 4066 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2419 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 11914 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1259 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 184 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2237 (C2) HDA temperature 102 75 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	46.9% Average	Read 78.8 Write 84.5 Mixed 39.4 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.26 81% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 69%
MUSHKIN MKNUFDAM32GB 32GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 23GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	7.16% Terrible	Read 29.3 Write 8.19 Mixed 12.6 18% 16.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.46 4K Write 0.03 4K Mixed 0.03 18% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.16% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x8GB 7,706 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.2% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.8 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 73%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	511x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	326x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	186x

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	91x

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

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	356x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	346x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	310x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $171

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16