Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	0.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	32.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '21 at 23:38
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.1 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Memory 93.3 1-Core 74.7 2-Core 150 65% 106 Pts	4-Core 289 8-Core 413 44% 351 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics 21,841 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8388) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	0.71% Terrible	Lighting 1 Reflection 2.2 Parallax 0.9 1% 1.37 fps	MRender 0.8 Gravity 0.8 Splatting 0.4 0% 0.67 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.71% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 418GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 71 68 84 48 70 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.9% Below average	Read 227 Write 190 Mixed 189 SusWrite 70.6 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 11.8 60% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 65.6 DQ Mixed 13 18% 31 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 76%
Toshiba HDWD105 500GB-$49 9,420 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 466GB free Firmware: MS1OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 76 81 107 54 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 161 Write 177 Mixed 37.4 SusWrite 78.7 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 104%
Kingston DT 101 II 2GB 162 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 1613 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 4.9 5 4.9 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	4.48% Terrible	Read 16.5 Write 4.2 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 4.8 8% 7.45 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 4.48% Great: 6%
Generic USB SD Reader 268GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 250GB free, PID 6377 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 11 9 11 11 7.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	5.7% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 4.7 Mixed 2 SusWrite 9.6 10% 8.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.7% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50.6% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 17.9 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.4 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	510x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	186x

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: 65% - Good

Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16