Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.5% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '21 at 20:52
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 79 1-Core 73.4 2-Core 137 58% 96.6 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 401 39% 321 Pts	64-Core 429 26% 429 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 73 Reflection 76.1 Parallax 69.6 60% 72.9 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 73.6 Splatting 66.7 57% 69.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 164 173 178 182 172 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 191 Write 180 Mixed 116 SusWrite 167 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 36.7 4K Mixed 21.2 77% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 23.3 DQ Write 62.2 DQ Mixed 26.3 25% 37.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 57%
WD WD15EVDS-73V9B1 1.5TB 2,082 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 92 93 93 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 87.9 Write 83.6 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 91.9 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 54%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 3.4 3.9 3.7 3.2 3.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 109 Write 51.5 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 5.1 41% 55 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.6% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 82.4 48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 115%

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

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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