Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 53.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 20:54
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 640-$70 18,839 User benchmarks, average bench 45% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Memory 76.1 1-Core 44.5 2-Core 88.8 46% 69.8 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 176 24% 177 Pts	64-Core 177 11% 177 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 53%

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. 8.970.100.1100 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.44% Terrible	Lighting 0.47 Reflection 1.42 Parallax 0.31 0% 0.73 fps	MRender 0.76 Gravity 0.2 Splatting 0.96 0% 0.64 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.44% Great: 1%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2010)-$40 13,720 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.01H15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 53.3 Write 10.5 Mixed 39.5 26% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 65%
WD Elements 500GB 10,869 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 125GB free, PID 10a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 84.8 Write 82.3 Mixed 53.7 92% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 41%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 872GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 148 Write 116 Mixed 81 138% 115 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.9 243% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x4GB 154,807 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	24.7% Poor	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 7.3 23% 8.07 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6.1 19% 6.53 GB/s	Latency 88.1 45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 52%

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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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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 $178	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