Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 26% Raft


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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	54.3% 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	26.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	17.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	May 04 '19 at 18:16
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	60%

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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, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 74.7 1-Core 71.3 2-Core 125 55% 90.3 Pts	4-Core 239 8-Core 349 37% 294 Pts	64-Core 355 22% 355 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.3% Above average	Lighting 66.2 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 66.7 54% 67.6 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 66.1 Splatting 67.6 55% 67 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 55 50 44 47 55 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.1% Poor	Read 166 Write 63.7 Mixed 103 SusWrite 53.5 21% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 28.1 4K Mixed 13.1 46% 16.8 MB/s	DQ Read 25.9 DQ Write 63.9 DQ Mixed 30.7 28% 40.2 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 549GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 123 126 127 130 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 97.2 Write 88.3 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 126 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 65GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 61 62 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 68.3 Write 61.2 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 61.8 44% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 69%
WD My Book 1234 2TB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 123GB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 118 118 120 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 123 Write 127 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 119 146% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% null MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	MC Read 8.3 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 7.7 23% 8.07 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 6.4 17% 6 GB/s	Latency 90.9 44% 90.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 72%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Workstation 5%

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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