Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '20 at 14:24
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing as expected (46^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 68.6 2-Core 120 57% 90.5 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 287 32% 252 Pts	64-Core 289 18% 289 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics 21,841 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8388) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.49% Terrible	Lighting 0.5 Reflection 1.35 Parallax 0.19 0% 0.68 fps	MRender 0.81 Gravity 0.37 Splatting 1.13 1% 0.77 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.49% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 84 87 89 87 91 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	54% Above average	Read 200 Write 188 Mixed 177 SusWrite 85.7 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 50.3 4K Mixed 37.9 123% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 37.2 DQ Write 67.3 DQ Mixed 46 37% 50.2 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 128%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78 8,440 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 205GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 60 61 61 60 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 62.3 Write 60.4 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 59.9 41% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 35%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50 12,013 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 395GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 89 91 88 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 101 Write 102 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 88.5 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 65%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 803GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 60 61 61 60 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 164 Write 144 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 59.9 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.3% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 8.1 MC Mixed 7.8 23% 8.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 8.8 23% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 76.1 52% 76.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 97%

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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