Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.4% 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	55.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '19 at 13:53
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 94.9 1-Core 79.1 2-Core 158 67% 111 Pts	4-Core 291 8-Core 466 46% 378 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% AMD(1002 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1151 MHz, MLim: 1505 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.3.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Lighting 41.1 Reflection 36.9 Parallax 49.6 34% 42.5 fps	MRender 32.1 Gravity 36 Splatting 41.1 30% 36.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LM480HMHQ-00005 480GB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: GXT5204Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 207 211 211 211 209 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.6% Above average	Read 228 Write 212 Mixed 180 SusWrite 208 47% 207 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 49.6 4K Mixed 30.3 101% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27 DQ Write 70.9 DQ Mixed 36.7 32% 44.9 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 115%
WDC WD50 03ABYX-01WERA1 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 240GB free, PID 0370 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 46 46 46 46 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25% Poor	Read 44.8 Write 43.5 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 45.6 59% 43 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 20.4 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 14.9 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 65%

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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	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: $128

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