Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	43.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	21.6% 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.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '22 at 18:53
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 63 2-Core 116 53% 85.2 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 174 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Gigabyte(1458 3FCB) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.3% Average	Lighting 56.3 Reflection 56.4 Parallax 49.3 46% 54 fps	MRender 41.5 Gravity 51.1 Splatting 46.9 38% 46.5 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 125 175 96 18 86 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	21.6% Poor	Read 209 Write 181 Mixed 122 SusWrite 86.2 33% 150 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 7.5 23% 7.93 MB/s	DQ Read 21.3 DQ Write 14.1 DQ Mixed 8.8 9% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 102%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID b208 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 21 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 23.7 Write 17.4 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 22.9 24% 18.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 34% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 52%

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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	40.1% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 13.7 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.5 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 86.5 46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.1% 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	511x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
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	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	310x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16