Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 61.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.13% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '20 at 15:07
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 68.5 2-Core 111 56% 87.2 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 317 34% 269 Pts	64-Core 329 20% 329 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT 20,826 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Gigabyte(1458 3488) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	5.13% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 8.35 Parallax 1.81 5% 5.39 fps	MRender 9.67 Gravity 4.5 Splatting 6.65 6% 6.94 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.13% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44 34,705 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 22 29 31 30 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 67.2 Write 83.9 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 28.6 41% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 54%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 136GB free Firmware: GR2OA230 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 58 65 65 62 63 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 76.7 Write 67.2 Mixed 27.9 SusWrite 61.5 42% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$32 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 719GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 58 65 65 62 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 116 Write 72.4 Mixed 56 SusWrite 61.5 56% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 68%
Hitachi HTS541612J9SA00 120GB-$40 2,383 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 72GB free Firmware: SBDOC7BP SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 29 31 32 31 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 30 Write 28.6 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 30.1 20% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 72% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	34% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 9.8 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 11.3 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 67%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	513x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	326x
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	91x

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	357x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	347x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	310x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $171

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $239	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $139	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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