Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 63.6%, 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	41.9% 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '20 at 01:19
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (41^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, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 67.1 2-Core 135 60% 96.6 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 358 35% 287 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics 21,841 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8388) 256MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.49% Terrible	Lighting 0.5 Reflection 1.15 Parallax 0.16 0% 0.6 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 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 145 130 127 125 129 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.9% Average	Read 152 Write 147 Mixed 158 SusWrite 131 33% 147 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 24.3 82% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 32.8 DQ Write 64.3 DQ Mixed 42.7 34% 46.6 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 646GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 81 80 82 77 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 151 Write 102 Mixed 35.9 SusWrite 78.5 67% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 103% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 96%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 81 80 83 77 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 158 Write 150 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 78.6 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 269% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 104%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 487GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 46 48 45 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 92.7 Write 84.6 Mixed 41.9 SusWrite 46.2 85% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 43%
TOSHIBA HDWE140 4TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 14 14 16 15 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 157 Write 153 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 14.9 112% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 76% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 70%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 643GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 11 12 13 10 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 120 Write 152 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 11.3 95% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.5 230% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 61%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 724GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 68 68 67 65 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 139 Write 146 Mixed 86.6 SusWrite 66.7 143% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 41% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 54%
WDC WD10 EZEX-00BN5A0 1TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 931GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 51 52 49 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 115 Write 111 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 49.9 113% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 67%
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 299GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 6.9 5.6 5.4 7.5 6.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	24% Poor	Read 112 Write 111 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 6.5 81% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 67%
TOSHIBA HDWE150 5TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 72 71 72 69 74 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.3% Above average	Read 202 Write 198 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 70.7 170% 135 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 187% 7.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 77%
ST375052 8AS 750GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 456GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 12 12 13 13 12 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.8% Very poor	Read 93.3 Write 88.6 Mixed 61.4 SusWrite 12.4 81% 63.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 71% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	43.6% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 14.8 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 12.8 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 61%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	510x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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	90x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	56x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	48x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	355x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	346x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	309x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16