Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '21 at 06:38
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 72.6 2-Core 125 60% 94.7 Pts	4-Core 226 8-Core 432 39% 329 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B 49,289 User benchmarks, average bench 20% PwrHis(1787 3000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1176 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.7.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Lighting 26.9 Reflection 27.3 Parallax 35.7 22% 30 fps	MRender 26.1 Gravity 28 Splatting 24.7 21% 26.3 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 146 110 100 83 80 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.2% Average	Read 213 Write 187 Mixed 193 SusWrite 119 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 35.7 4K Mixed 21.6 75% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 96.4 84% 125 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 88%
WD WD10JPCX-24UE4T0 1TB 40,989 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 203GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 78 83 89 80 83 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 56.1 Write 61.3 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 83.4 44% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 61%
Toshiba MK5065GSX 500GB-$52 4,140 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 139GB free Firmware: GJ003A SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 16 46 25 17 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 33.7 Write 49.4 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 28.8 22% 29.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 40% 0.15 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 42%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 243GB free Firmware: 2AR20002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 64 74 78 64 75 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 82.3 Write 62.1 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 72.1 48% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 59%
Flash USB Disk 4GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 0GB free, PID ab43 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.4 3.7 3.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	3.5% Terrible	Read 13.3 Write 0.5 Mixed 2.8 SusWrite 3.4 5% 5 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.5% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	38.5% Below average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 11.3 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.7 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 50%

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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	31.5"	1280 720	PHL0000 PHILIPS FTV

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	511x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	326x
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	91x

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	356x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	346x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	310x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $171

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16