Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 4% 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 23:03
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	BRA-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 Phenom II X2 550 3,836 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Memory 87.6 1-Core 46.3 2-Core 86.6 50% 73.5 Pts	4-Core 89.5 8-Core 88.9 12% 89.2 Pts	64-Core 84.6 5% 84.6 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 51%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Zotac(19DA 6222) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 266 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.8% Terrible	Lighting 2.23 Reflection 2.81 Parallax 0.59 2% 1.88 fps	MRender 2.38 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 1.87 2% 2.17 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.8% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 240GB 5,968 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: FW200713 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 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	38% Below average	Read 225 Write 206 Mixed 184 SusWrite 78.3 39% 173 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 46.9 4K Mixed 12.3 76% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 65 DQ Mixed 14.4 21% 37.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 90%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 462GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 114 Write 112 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 81.4 69% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 2,039 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 466GB free, PID a009 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 107 107 108 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 107 118% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.7% Poor	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 8.2 24% 8.57 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 6.3 19% 6.57 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 22%

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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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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