Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	12.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (81%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '21 at 10:55
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	81%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 80 1-Core 62.8 2-Core 112 54% 85 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 325 34% 270 Pts	64-Core 320 20% 320 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000 11,114 User benchmarks, average bench 13% HP(103C 079C) 3GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 452.57 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Lighting 14.2 Reflection 17.7 Parallax 19.2 12% 17 fps	MRender 21.3 Gravity 18.3 Splatting 15.5 15% 18.4 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 12 12 9.9 10 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 87%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 424GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 225 182 172 180 178 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	62.6% Good	Read 173 Write 168 Mixed 134 SusWrite 193 38% 167 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 50.9 4K Mixed 27.7 96% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 347 252% 328 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 488%
WD Purple Surveillance 3TB (2017)-$81 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 119 114 116 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 42.9 Write 74.8 Mixed 38 SusWrite 119 50% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 110%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 29GB free Firmware: PB4OC60F SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 47 47 43 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	25% Poor	Read 42.4 Write 44.9 Mixed 24 SusWrite 44.5 28% 39 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 58% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 45%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 99 101 100 98 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	52% Above average	Read 82.9 Write 78.9 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 98.1 56% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	43% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 13.8 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 50%

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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	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 $300	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