Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 62.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.8% 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	55.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	14.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '19 at 09:29
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.6% Good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 69.4 2-Core 136 58% 94.8 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 419 41% 335 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22FC) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 87.4 59% 75.5 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 72.7 Splatting 56.3 53% 66.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 196 196 197 191 172 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	55.9% Above average	Read 213 Write 194 Mixed 198 SusWrite 190 45% 199 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 43.6 4K Mixed 32.9 107% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 32.2 DQ Write 62.6 DQ Mixed 41.7 33% 45.5 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 123%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 224GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 91 91 88 88 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 56.5 Write 74 Mixed 58 SusWrite 87.8 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 201% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 105%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 107GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 89 90 87 87 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 128 Write 114 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 86.1 69% 95 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 20GB 10,519 User benchmarks, average bench 39% null MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.8% Below average	MC Read 11.8 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 10.7 32% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 8.9 21% 7.5 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 54%

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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	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 $182	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