Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.43% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '18 at 17:14
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 72.2 2-Core 145 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 257 8-Core 319 37% 288 Pts	64-Core 342 21% 342 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430 22,369 User benchmarks, average bench 3% EVGA(3842 1430) 1GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	3.43% Terrible	Lighting 4.23 Reflection 4.96 Parallax 3.38 4% 4.19 fps	MRender 5.52 Gravity 4.3 Splatting 3.09 3% 4.3 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.43% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC120G1CS1754D117-551 120GB 2,096 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 90 90 106 95 89 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.7% Average	Read 196 Write 6 Mixed 174 SusWrite 95.1 26% 118 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 30.6 105% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 26.4 DQ Write 76.8 DQ Mixed 36.5 32% 46.6 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 90%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 169GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 93 91 107 95 91 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.6% Average	Read 210 Write 196 Mixed 168 SusWrite 96.7 38% 168 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 44.6 4K Mixed 29 93% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 25.9 DQ Write 63.6 DQ Mixed 31.5 28% 40.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 97%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 486GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 78 77 80 79 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 93 Write 81.7 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 77.3 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 59%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 818GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 78 77 80 79 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 84.9 Write 73.7 Mixed 60 SusWrite 77.3 55% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 57%
188 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 92GB free, PID 5500, Microcenter 128GB USB 3.0 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 40 41 38 42 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 105 Write 76.5 Mixed 10 SusWrite 41 69% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 127% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	46.5% Average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 16.9 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 61%

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

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	508x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
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 $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	48x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	355x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	346x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	309x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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