Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	44.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 20:07
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 90.6 1-Core 74.6 2-Core 139 63% 101 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 227 31% 228 Pts	64-Core 231 14% 231 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1955 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 73.9 Parallax 71.9 54% 70.6 fps	MRender 83.3 Gravity 66 Splatting 60 56% 69.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apple TS128C 121GB 532 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: CJAA0201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 140 172 176 179 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 181 Write 187 Mixed 124 SusWrite 162 37% 163 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 51.9 4K Mixed 25.5 81% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 17.7 DQ Write 78.3 DQ Mixed 21.6 24% 39.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 49%
GB0500EAFYL 500GB 598 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: HPG1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 113 113 113 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 112 Write 111 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 112 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 65%
GB0500EAFYL 500GB 598 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 452GB free Firmware: HPG1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 112 111 111 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 116 Write 107 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 112 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 65%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 9GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 24.7 Write 10.7 Mixed 13.9 SusWrite 11.1 18% 15.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.7 108% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 20GB 10,519 User benchmarks, average bench 39% null MHz 8192, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	42.1% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 14.7 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 54%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	509x
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: 65% - Good

Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	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