Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.1% 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	52.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '19 at 15:49
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 73.8 2-Core 144 63% 102 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 429 42% 342 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Lighting 61.4 Reflection 55.9 Parallax 72.7 50% 63.3 fps	MRender 55.9 Gravity 53.3 Splatting 71.1 50% 60.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 105 107 99 80 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.6% Above average	Read 228 Write 205 Mixed 199 SusWrite 99.4 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 34.5 112% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 35.9 DQ Write 64.8 DQ Mixed 44.2 35% 48.3 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 551GB free Firmware: HP36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 105 108 100 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 162 Write 129 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 100 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 214GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 119 119 120 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 99.8 Write 93 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 119 66% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x4GB 39,448 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.2% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 7.9 24% 8.53 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8 22% 7.63 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 57%

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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	509x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
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 $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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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