Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 23 '19 at 17:11
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56% Above average	Memory 78.9 1-Core 57.7 2-Core 107 52% 81.1 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 253 27% 218 Pts	64-Core 246 15% 246 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics 21,841 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8388) 256MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.46% Terrible	Lighting 0.43 Reflection 1.04 Parallax 0.16 0% 0.54 fps	MRender 0.81 Gravity 0.3 Splatting 1.17 1% 0.76 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.46% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0801C SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 62 34 40 34 41 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.2% Average	Read 220 Write 200 Mixed 207 SusWrite 43.6 38% 167 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 43.4 4K Mixed 27.7 92% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 25.9 DQ Write 57.7 DQ Mixed 31.9 27% 38.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 107%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 351GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 64 35 42 35 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 150 Write 153 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 45.3 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 277GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 92 93 93 100 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 120 Write 100 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 92.5 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 383GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 70 79 69 73 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 78.5 Write 118 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 71.5 50% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.6 209% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 328GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 71 79 69 74 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 50.5 Write 96.3 Mixed 0.7 SusWrite 71.5 39% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.5 133% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 92 93 93 100 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 106 Write 105 Mixed 66 SusWrite 92.5 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.6 215% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 90%
WD Ext HDD 1021 2.5TB 317 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 251GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 36 36 36 37 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 33.2 Write 34.2 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 35.8 45% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 20%

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 above expectations (61^st percentile)	43.1% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 16.1 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 10.3 25% 8.73 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 65%

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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 $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 $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