Asus M5A78L-M LE/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	94.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	8.08% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170304
Uptime	13.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '21 at 21:13
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 77 1-Core 73.6 2-Core 147 59% 99.2 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 436 43% 350 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5670) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.8% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 130 Parallax 118 98% 123 fps	MRender 93.4 Gravity 123 Splatting 109 89% 109 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 64 69 80 81 75 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	8.08% Terrible	Read 50.9 Write 39.5 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 70.4 11% 50.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.8 6% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 8.08% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 327GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 65 77 82 84 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 84.3 Write 83.4 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 76.4 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.1% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 15.5 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 57: 6R 6G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
57%	21%	99	315	243	120	31.5"	1920 1080	SAM0F85 C32JG5x

History: Score 24: 2R 2G 8B | Score 57: 6R 6G 9B

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LE/USB3

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	67x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	66x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	32x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	14x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	13x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	6x
MX500 500GBCrucial $55Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	5x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	99x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	72x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	25x

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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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16