Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	26.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140911
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '20 at 16:30
Run Duration	4040 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 67.4 2-Core 121 58% 91.7 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 282 30% 237 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 71 68 68 66 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.7% Poor	Read 196 Write 170 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 71.5 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 15.3 4K Mixed 10 46% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 17.8 DQ Write 7.2 DQ Mixed 15.8 11% 13.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 55%
WD WD3200AVVS-63L2B0 320GB 8,287 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 298GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 72 68 68 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 82.6 Write 84.1 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 71.7 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 43%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 9GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 4.8 6.6 6.6 6.6 5.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	7.53% Terrible	Read 5.2 Write 4.7 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 5.5 8% 5.47 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2 133% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.53% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	40.5% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 13.1 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.7 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 65%

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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 $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	505x
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: $138

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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 $184	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) $35	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