Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.1% 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	15.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121114
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '24 at 11:20
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	5%

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 FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 87 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 125 59% 93.4 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 263 30% 234 Pts	64-Core 264 16% 264 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B 49,289 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(1DA2 E348) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1226 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 24.1.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Lighting 27.1 Reflection 27.4 Parallax 36.3 22% 30.3 fps	MRender 25.9 Gravity 30.3 Splatting 25.4 22% 27.2 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03090004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 168 4.7 4.8 146 48 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	15.9% Very poor	Read 219 Write 178 Mixed 155 SusWrite 65.7 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 4.1 10% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 100GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 13 13 13 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 103 Write 92.6 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 13 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 576GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 13 13 13 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 158 Write 151 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 13 72% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Basic 2TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 533GB free, PID aa14 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 93 91 89 90 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 95.5 Write 99.7 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 89.7 124% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 71% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	46.6% Average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 17 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 12.5 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.6% 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	51	19	60	24"	1280 720	SAM0A28 S24C300

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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	326x
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 $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	48x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	357x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	347x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	310x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $171

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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