Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	42.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	44.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '20 at 10:50
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 84 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 113 57% 89.4 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 277 29% 234 Pts	64-Core 262 16% 262 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.6% Average	Lighting 55.1 Reflection 51.9 Parallax 45.6 45% 50.9 fps	MRender 42.9 Gravity 48.9 Splatting 47.4 38% 46.4 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
3 1TB SSD 1TB 4,965 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 275GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1230A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 193 199 200 202 203 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.7% Average	Read 216 Write 162 Mixed 166 SusWrite 195 42% 185 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 16.8 73% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 24.3 DQ Write 68.8 DQ Mixed 23 24% 38.7 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 100%
WL1000GSA6472B 1TB 582 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 879GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 130 130 130 129 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 124 Write 121 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 129 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 106%
ST932032 0AS 320GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 33GB free, PID 0718 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 23.5 Write 20.8 Mixed 17.3 SusWrite 24.4 29% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 35% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.1% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 7.6 24% 8.27 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 6.2 21% 7.2 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 65%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	514x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	327x
FX-8320AMD $75Bench 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 $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	48x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	357x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	349x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	310x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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