Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.37% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	21.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '20 at 17:32
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 910 593 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	52% Above average	Memory 83.1 1-Core 38.3 2-Core 77 45% 66.1 Pts	4-Core 119 8-Core 149 17% 134 Pts	64-Core 147 9% 147 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4300 14,988 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 1613) 512MB Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.632.1.2000 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	0.37% Terrible	Lighting 0 Reflection 2.65 Parallax 1.44 0% 1.36 fps	MRender 1.57 Gravity 0.7 Splatting 1.61 1% 1.29 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.37% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	21.6% Poor	Read 105 Write 92.9 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 78.3 20% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 19.4 4K Mixed 7.2 39% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 16.3 DQ Write 38.1 DQ Mixed 18.5 17% 24.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 862GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 97 105 104 99 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 103 Write 60.6 Mixed 61.4 SusWrite 95.3 59% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 57%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 573GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 79.7 Write 53.3 Mixed 57 SusWrite 53.5 45% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 57%
Seagate External 3TB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 522GB free, PID 3332 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 175 189 159 185 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 104 Write 79.1 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 173 150% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 57% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 71%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free, PID ab31 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.8 Write 0.3 SusWrite 0.9 1% 0.67 MB/s	4K Read 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 12.6 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 8.8 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 45%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	433x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	294x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	176x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	177x
Radeon RX 560-BAMDBench 20%, 49,289 samples	86x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	84x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	43x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	326x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	183x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	173x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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