Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	20.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '20 at 10:59
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 71.6 2-Core 133 62% 98.9 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 290 33% 256 Pts	64-Core 289 18% 289 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.7% 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) 256MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.48% Terrible	Lighting 0.5 Reflection 1.38 Parallax 0.22 0% 0.7 fps	MRender 0.86 Gravity 0.13 Splatting 1.17 1% 0.72 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.48% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 97 97 95 66 107 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	20.6% Poor	Read 128 Write 74.7 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 104 21% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 6.5 31% 8.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 575GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 151 158 156 156 157 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 134 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 155 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 112%

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)	34.4% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 10.5 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 10.3 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 67%

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

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	506x
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 $36Bench 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: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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