Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	28.7% 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	47.1% 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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 19:04
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	57%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Memory 60.8 1-Core 61.2 2-Core 98.3 45% 73.4 Pts	4-Core 152 8-Core 172 21% 162 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6251) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.7% Poor	Lighting 36 Reflection 46.8 Parallax 37.4 29% 40.1 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 37.9 Splatting 26.7 27% 34.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$84 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 373GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 92 90 94 96 95 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	47.1% Average	Read 201 Write 161 Mixed 180 SusWrite 90.5 35% 158 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 37.7 4K Mixed 33.9 98% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 33.6 DQ Write 67.7 DQ Mixed 44.3 36% 48.5 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 125%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 661GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 97 96 97 101 104 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 123 Write 122 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 95.8 71% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 466GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 96 96 97 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 87.1 Write 92.5 Mixed 48.4 SusWrite 95.6 59% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 60%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 916GB free Firmware: AX0P3D SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 108 108 108 107 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 88 Write 106 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 107 61% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 14.8 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 10.8 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 125 32% 125 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38.3% 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	8	6	60	21.5"	1280 720	SAM0D1A S22F350

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

CPU
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	433x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	294x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	176x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	177x
Radeon RX 560-BAMDBench 20%, 49,289 samples	86x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	84x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	43x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	326x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	183x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	173x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $144

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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