Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	27.8% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1862 x 1036 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '23 at 20:45
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	76%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.7% Below average	Memory 52.5 1-Core 35.2 2-Core 67.4 33% 51.7 Pts	4-Core 96.8 8-Core 113 14% 105 Pts	64-Core 106 6% 106 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3354) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 527.58 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Lighting 36.5 Reflection 33.5 Parallax 32 30% 34 fps	MRender 36.4 Gravity 32.3 Splatting 22.7 24% 30.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS545032B9SA00 320GB 1,154 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 216GB free (System drive) Firmware: PB3OC64G SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 31 35 47 47 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 75 Write 34.9 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 41.2 32% 43.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 63% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 43%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 8,520 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 21GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 11 16 17 17 17 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% null MHz 8192, 2048, 2048, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	24% Poor	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 8.2 25% 8.6 GB/s	SC Read 4.9 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 6.2 16% 5.47 GB/s	Latency 152 26% 152 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 36: 0P 4R 4G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
36%	12%	103	209	55	60	7.2"	1280 720	SAM04FB SAMSUNG

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	513x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	327x
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 $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	48x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	357x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	348x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	310x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $171

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16