Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.9% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '19 at 02:41
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 70.4 2-Core 139 60% 97.7 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 395 40% 323 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8A92) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.9% Below average	Lighting 36.6 Reflection 66.2 Parallax 87 30% 63.3 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 64 Splatting 55.7 51% 62.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84 8,513 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 73GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 97 96 98 97 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.7% Poor	Read 216 Write 180 Mixed 65 SusWrite 97.3 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 13.2 4K Mixed 10.6 44% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 17.7 DQ Write 13.1 DQ Mixed 10.4 9% 13.7 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 56%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$23 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 311GB free (System drive) Firmware: DEM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 54 53 52 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 34 Write 54.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 52.6 31% 42.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 369% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 64%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 721GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 97 95 97 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 112 Write 96.8 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 97 62% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 107%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 95GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 57 57 55 55 58 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 118 Write 104 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 55.9 63% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 70%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 230GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 42 41 40 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 21.3 Write 31.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 39.5 23% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 70% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 51%
Verbatim STORE N GO 64GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 54GB free, PID 0250 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 11 11 7.3 6.9 7.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	8.31% Terrible	Read 24.5 Write 17.3 Mixed 14 SusWrite 8.8 20% 16.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.1 72% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.31% Great: 83%
Seagate FreeAgent 1TB 1,657 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 346GB free, PID 3008 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.7 5 4.8 5.5 7.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 20%
Seagate FreeAgent 1TB 1,657 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 283GB free, PID 3008 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 5.7 7.2 6.7 7.6 8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 20%
NORELSYS 106X 2TB 272 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 14 14 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	9.92% Terrible	Read 24.3 Write 23.5 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 14.5 28% 21 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 57% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 9.92% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 20GB 10,519 User benchmarks, average bench 39% null MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	46.2% Average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 16.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.7 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 46.2% 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