Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	80.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '18 at 20:18
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	67%

PC Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Processor Model Unknown 1,209 User benchmarks, average bench 56% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	52.8% Above average	Memory 78.8 1-Core 35.9 2-Core 70 42% 61.6 Pts	4-Core 152 8-Core 192 22% 172 Pts	64-Core 164 10% 164 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.8% Excellent	Lighting 96.8 Reflection 126 Parallax 112 79% 112 fps	MRender 92.8 Gravity 116 Splatting 101 85% 103 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 101%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 178 Write 178 Mixed 169 39% 175 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 28.9 4K Mixed 26.4 78% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 27.1 DQ Write 45.5 DQ Mixed 33.7 26% 35.4 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
ST5000AS0011-1L5178 5TB 132 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC44 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 80.5 Write 89 Mixed 53 16% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 0.5 6% 3.13 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 12.6 DQ Mixed 0.9 2% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 17%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 15GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 74.8 Write 63.2 Mixed 39 44% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 43%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1.5TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 23.5 Write 4.7 Mixed 6.7 11% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 26% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 5.8 MC Mixed 10.4 26% 9.23 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 4.9 SC Mixed 7.7 18% 6.17 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $57Bench 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: $138

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 $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) $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