Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	148% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	44.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '21 at 15:02
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (40^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Memory 83 1-Core 74.7 2-Core 115 58% 90.9 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 351 35% 286 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 188 Parallax 196 175% 200 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 154 Splatting 136 130% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80 7,194 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 96 101 103 104 103 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.9% Average	Read 133 Write 180 Mixed 149 SusWrite 98.4 32% 140 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 54.3 4K Mixed 28.9 100% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 28.1 DQ Write 74.6 DQ Mixed 34.9 31% 45.9 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 104%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 337GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 103 103 104 105 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 88.2 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 103 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 173GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 99 102 103 105 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 146 Write 145 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 100 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 107%
Verbatim STORE N GO 8GB 7,781 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 2 1.7 2 1.7 2 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	3.21% Terrible	Read 13 Write 7.3 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 2.4 8% 7 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.21% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.1% Average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 17.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 13.8 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.1% 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 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	23"	1280 720	DELD058 DELL S2340L

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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