Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.8% 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	34% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	14 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	Apr 18 '19 at 05:18
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Memory 81 1-Core 64.6 2-Core 113 54% 86.2 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 173 24% 179 Pts	64-Core 181 11% 181 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 470 58 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Dell(1028 1006) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1206 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.8% Poor	Lighting 29.8 Reflection 56.8 Parallax 44 24% 43.5 fps	MRender 59 Gravity 30.8 Splatting 48.3 38% 46.1 fps
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 43%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CHN 25SATAA3 120 120GB 171 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1124A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 56 57 58 56 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34% Below average	Read 212 Write 184 Mixed 170 SusWrite 55.8 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 10.5 69% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 21.5 DQ Write 71.2 DQ Mixed 12.4 19% 35 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 83%
Seagate ST3400832NS 400GB 146 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 372GB free Firmware: 5.23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 59 58 57 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 65 Write 15.8 Mixed 39 SusWrite 57.6 33% 44.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 38%

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 as expected (51^st percentile)	42.6% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 15.6 44% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 11.4 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.6% 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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	511x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	186x

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	310x

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Total price: $171

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16