Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.5% 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	48.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131112
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '19 at 10:19
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Memory 86.4 1-Core 65.9 2-Core 118 57% 89.9 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 198 25% 191 Pts	64-Core 177 11% 177 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 0511) 2GB CLim: 1183 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.7.5 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Lighting 18.3 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 21.6 15% 23.5 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 15.9 Splatting 34.3 22% 26.4 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$72 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 93 91 72 43 33 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	48.9% Average	Read 219 Write 205 Mixed 190 SusWrite 69.3 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 40.1 4K Mixed 33.5 108% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 64 DQ Mixed 39.1 32% 45.2 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 198GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 94 92 73 43 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 91.5 Write 98.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 69.6 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.5 207% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 114%
Corsair Force GT 250GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 227GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 67 67 67 69 69 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.8% Below average	Read 65.5 Write 33.8 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 66 39% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 39%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 68 67 67 69 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 169 Write 166 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 66.1 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.6% Average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 16 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	514x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	328x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	186x

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	91x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	56x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	48x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	357x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	351x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	311x

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Total price: $171

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