Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.6% 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	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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '24 at 06:22
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing as expected (50^th 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 B97 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 54.5 2-Core 108 55% 84.8 Pts	4-Core 162 8-Core 172 22% 167 Pts	64-Core 172 11% 172 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 390X 94 User benchmarks, average bench 48% Sapphire(174B E324) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 67.1 Reflection 74.7 Parallax 89.3 55% 77 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 45.6 46% 57.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 78 79 84 82 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 154 Write 164 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 79.1 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1.9 354% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 374GB free Firmware: HP74 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 78 79 84 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 117 Write 114 Mixed 62 SusWrite 79.1 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 88%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 329GB free Firmware: 1AA0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 78 79 84 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 88.4 Write 98.9 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 79.1 60% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 201% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 356GB free Firmware: HP74 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 78 79 84 82 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 63.8 Write 49.7 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 79.3 44% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 116% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 88%
TEAC USB HS-MS Card 128GB 86GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 9.8 9.9 10 9.8 10 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12.1% Very poor	Read 53.2 Write 9.2 Mixed 11.9 SusWrite 9.9 21% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 35% 3.13 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	36% Below average	MC Read 16 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 11.7 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 9.8 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 65%

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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: 0P 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	55	25	60	34.8"	1280 720	XXX0000 WXGA TV

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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 $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	326x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	183x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	174x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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