Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.19% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	34.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140911
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '16 at 08:45
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 119 59% 92.8 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 432 41% 340 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250 25,802 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Sapphire(174B E269) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.100.0.0 Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	8.19% Terrible	Lighting 10.3 Reflection 11.7 Parallax 13.6 8% 11.9 fps	MRender 8.1 Gravity 10.7 Splatting 9.48 8% 9.42 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.19% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.1% Below average	Read 206 Write 116 Mixed 71.8 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 27.1 4K Mixed 8.15 61% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 26.1 DQ Write 35.1 DQ Mixed 5.3 11% 22.1 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 705GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 82.5 Write 98 Mixed 31.6 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.28 91% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 74%
Seagate ST31000322CS 1TB-$250 3,745 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 564GB free Firmware: PA12 Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 82.2 Write 80.7 Mixed 22.3 45% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.42 88% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 62%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 551GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 104 Write 97.5 Mixed 27.7 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.43 4K Mixed 0.36 115% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 62%
Msft Virtual Disk 322GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 162GB free Firmware: 1.0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.2% Above average	Read 97.2 Write 102 Mixed 18.9 53% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.33 84% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 87GB free Firmware: HP74 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 106 Write 110 Mixed 30 60% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.04 4K Mixed 0.29 73% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 88%
WD My Passport Essential 320GB 787 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 203GB free, PID 070a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 35.9 Mixed 22.7 39% 31.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.3 78% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.7% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 14.8 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 11.3 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 115%

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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	327x
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	349x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	310x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $171

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16