Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.1% 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	51.8% 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 (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '19 at 01:31
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 142 59% 97.4 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 379 40% 318 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.1% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 83.9 54% 73 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 67 Splatting 56.5 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 191 168 166 173 167 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	51.8% Above average	Read 211 Write 204 Mixed 173 SusWrite 171 43% 190 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 45 4K Mixed 29.5 99% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 30 DQ Write 64.5 DQ Mixed 38.2 32% 44.2 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 100%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 26.9 Write 29.5 Mixed 25.6 SusWrite 28.7 20% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.1 77% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 67%

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 below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.5% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 10.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 8.8 24% 8.47 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 61%

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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 $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	508x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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