Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.8% 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	42.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '20 at 11:45
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 73.8 2-Core 147 62% 102 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 438 43% 354 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3978) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 359.21 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 74.2 Reflection 74.7 Parallax 65.8 60% 71.5 fps	MRender 76.3 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 61.7 56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 99 98 99 86 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	42.6% Average	Read 171 Write 183 Mixed 169 SusWrite 96.2 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 35.3 4K Mixed 27.7 90% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 27 DQ Write 48.5 DQ Mixed 32 26% 35.8 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 773GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 100 99 99 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 159 Write 122 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 102 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 112%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 287GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 70 70 67 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	40% Below average	Read 69.8 Write 46.3 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 69.2 42% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 43%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 136 134 134 132 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 129 Write 118 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 134 147% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% null MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	42% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 13.1 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.3 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 72%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	508x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $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: 64% - Good

Total price: $128

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 $40	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