Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16.5% 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	44% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

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Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '20 at 21:18
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (49^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, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 61.6 2-Core 146 58% 96.2 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 376 41% 326 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Zotac(19DA 1384) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 16.6 Parallax 19.2 16% 18.6 fps	MRender 25.2 Gravity 22.2 Splatting 16.9 17% 21.4 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 240GB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 218 106 145 76 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 468 Write 312 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 138 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 21.5 4K Mixed 1.6 47% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 51.8 DQ Mixed 48.9 49% 80.9 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 120%
Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB1 1TB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 523GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 157 155 170 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 78.2 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 152 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 107%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 36GB free Firmware: 1AG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 53 54 54 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 87.6 Write 44.7 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 53.4 43% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 59%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT1 2TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 240GB free Firmware: ES22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 96 104 99 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 100 Write 107 Mixed 51.4 SusWrite 99.8 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 82%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 4.6 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	9.29% Terrible	Read 24.4 Write 3.7 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 4.5 11% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.9 121% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.29% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	46.9% Average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 16.5 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.3 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 61%

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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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	436x
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	87x
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 $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	326x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	183x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	174x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $177

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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