Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.5% 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	19.4% 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 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '17 at 22:25
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Memory 74.8 1-Core 65.1 2-Core 123 54% 87.5 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 281 31% 244 Pts	64-Core 257 16% 257 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 385.28 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.5% Below average	Lighting 29.3 Reflection 32.6 Parallax 58.5 24% 40.1 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 69 55% 67.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial C300-MTFDBAK128MAG 128GB 846 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0006 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1199	19.4% Very poor	Read 176 Write 94.9 Mixed 134 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 11.6 4K Write 2.72 4K Mixed 3.14 23% 5.82 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 52%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 84 136234936 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7281 (05) Reallocated sector count 98 98 2952 (07) Seek error rate 39 31 49963446887342 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 30189 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 197 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 98 98 2 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 459 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 93 93 7 (BE) vendor-specific 57 49 841351211 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 163 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 80 80 40458 (C2) HDA temperature 43 51 68719476779 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 80 112 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 80 112 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 3302829872168 (F1) Unknown 100 253 71091514552 (F2) Unknown 100 253 111770117111	88.4% Excellent	Read 160 Write 148 Mixed 82.5 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.35 98% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 113%
Hitahua722020ala330 59Y1809 45W5203IBM 2TB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 398GB free Firmware: JKAOA34D Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (02) Throughput performance 130 130 111 (03) Spinup time 125 125 51579519526 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 48 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 149800670 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 48 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 49 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 49 (C2) HDA temperature 120 120 249109086258 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 2086	42.2% Average	Read 68.2 Write 79.2 Mixed 27.3 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.02 4K Write 0.52 4K Mixed 0.18 31% 0.24 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 68%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 243GB free Firmware: CC54 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 78970672 (03) Spinup time 92 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 669 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 65 60 3426788 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 18841 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 72 (B7) Unknown 95 95 5 (B8) Unknown 94 94 6 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 30065229831 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 51 824639530 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 33 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 19112 (C2) HDA temperature 42 49 68719476778 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 197 177 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -70141110894618 (F1) Unknown 100 253 50902288392 (F2) Unknown 100 253 38944176068	57.8% Above average	Read 112 Write 89.3 Mixed 74.8 69% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.19 73% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 96%

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 below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.1% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 12.6 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.3 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 90.7 44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 61%

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

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	509x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
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 $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 $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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