Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	31.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '24 at 20:50
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 83.5 1-Core 59.9 2-Core 110 54% 84.6 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 233 28% 213 Pts	64-Core 225 14% 225 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Nvidia(10DE 0915) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.72% Terrible	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 2.2 Parallax 0.3 2% 1.53 fps	MRender 2.3 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 1.9 2% 2.13 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.72% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 47 38 42 41 34 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.7% Below average	Read 198 Write 125 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 40.8 22% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 48.7 4K Mixed 11.3 67% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 15.8 DQ Write 59.5 DQ Mixed 12.5 17% 29.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 894GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 39 43 41 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 166 Write 101 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 41.9 73% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 862GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 159 161 159 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 167 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 159 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 17.2 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11.9 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.8% 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: 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	35	6	60	19"	1280 961	VSC111E VA903 SERIES

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	516x
FX-8350AMD $127Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	329x
FX-8320AMD $153Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	187x

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	127x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $90Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	93x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
A400 480GBKingston $34Bench 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	352x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	311x

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