Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.83% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	21.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

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Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120828
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 10:14
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	57.2% Above average	Memory 82.1 1-Core 62.7 2-Core 110 54% 85.1 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 238 27% 209 Pts	64-Core 246 15% 246 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670 32,193 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Sapphire(174B E194) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	6.83% Terrible	Lighting 8.63 Reflection 8.62 Parallax 6.97 7% 8.07 fps	MRender 8.38 Gravity 6.3 Splatting 8.61 6% 7.76 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.83% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 15 15 19 14 6.8 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	21.5% Poor	Read 178 Write 49 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 15.6 15% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 12.7 4K Mixed 11.5 42% 12.5 MB/s	DQ Read 13 DQ Write 15.2 DQ Mixed 11.9 10% 13.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 56%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 162GB free Firmware: MS2OA600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 94 104 108 109 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 124 Write 133 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 105 70% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 99%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 15 15 15 16 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 23.7 Write 23.5 Mixed 16.7 SusWrite 15.7 26% 19.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 43%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 16GB 672 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 15GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 15 15 15 13 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	7.57% Terrible	Read 23.5 Write 11.2 Mixed 9.8 SusWrite 13.8 18% 14.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 1.1 54% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.57% Great: 32%

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 as expected (56^th percentile)	41.5% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11.8 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 65%

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Workstation 5%

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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) $30	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