Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120828
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '20 at 15:23
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Memory 75.8 1-Core 66.1 2-Core 115 53% 85.7 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 202 26% 199 Pts	64-Core 129 8% 129 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Nvidia(10DE 0984) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Lighting 31.9 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 37.3 26% 33 fps	MRender 41.4 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 33.6 31% 38 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 52 54 58 58 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 71.8 Write 68 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 55 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 87%
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB-$24 4,798 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 140GB free Firmware: 3.42 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 51.3 Write 55.7 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 53.3 37% 49.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 32%
Maxtor STM3250820AS 250GB 2,495 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 119GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 53 55 58 59 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 13 Write 12.5 Mixed 10.4 SusWrite 55.7 17% 22.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 161GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 92.1 Write 93.1 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 53.4 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 70%
SanDisk Cruzer 2GB 438 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 2GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.8 5.9 5.7 6.1 6 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	4.82% Terrible	Read 18.2 Write 3.2 Mixed 3.7 SusWrite 5.8 8% 7.73 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.82% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 14GB 9,406 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 8192 MB Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	32.1% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 11 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10.3 25% 8.87 GB/s	Latency 88.7 45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 52%

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 50%

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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 $38Bench 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