Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.9% 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	17.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '21 at 22:56
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	DOM-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 65.7 2-Core 120 56% 89.2 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 345 34% 278 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 2120 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.9% Average	Lighting 58.6 Reflection 55.6 Parallax 75.6 48% 63.3 fps	MRender 59.8 Gravity 61.2 Splatting 38.9 42% 53.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 37 49 47 25 1.9 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	17.2% Very poor	Read 155 Write 72.7 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 36.1 19% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 7.9 29% 8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 21GB free Firmware: KC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 61 68 60 29 3.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 72.4 Write 64.2 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 48.3 42% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 88%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 97GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 107 114 120 119 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 144 Write 148 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 114 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 98%
WD Elements SE 25FE 1TB 3,080 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 147GB free, PID 25fe Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 19 20 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 22.2 Write 21.2 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 20.5 28% 20.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 138% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x8GB 7,706 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.8% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 7.8 24% 8.43 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 8.1 23% 8.13 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 73%

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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 $28Bench 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 $177	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