Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 62.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.4% 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	47.3% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121114
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '19 at 15:23
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 71.3 2-Core 127 59% 94.7 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 302 32% 257 Pts	64-Core 310 19% 310 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 61.6 Parallax 84.2 55% 71.3 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 58.9 Splatting 77.6 55% 66.2 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 707GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 100 102 104 105 104 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	47.3% Average	Read 209 Write 188 Mixed 196 SusWrite 101 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 34 4K Mixed 29.4 98% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 37.2 DQ Write 65.8 DQ Mixed 44.3 36% 49.1 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 125%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 229GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 105 104 105 105 105 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	49.2% Average	Read 213 Write 156 Mixed 170 SusWrite 103 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 37.2 4K Mixed 29.4 104% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 37.5 DQ Write 66.1 DQ Mixed 43.9 36% 49.2 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 300GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 170 169 169 171 172 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 122 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 166 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 112%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 2TB 1,043 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 50 Write 105 Mixed 50.8 95% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.2 54% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	43.4% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 15.4 44% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 61%

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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	510x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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	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: 65% - Good

Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16