Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.7% 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	22.5% 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

4 months ago, 22 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 07 '24 at 15:06
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Memory 79.9 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 124 56% 90.4 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 191 26% 192 Pts	64-Core 192 12% 192 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.7% Below average	Lighting 41.1 Reflection 39.9 Parallax 38.9 34% 40 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 41.5 Splatting 27.2 28% 35.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 171 75 66 13 51 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	22.5% Poor	Read 218 Write 193 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 75.7 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.4 34% 9.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 215GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 175 208 205 213 210 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.5% Above average	Read 226 Write 208 Mixed 186 SusWrite 174 45% 198 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 26.7 93% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 27.4 DQ Write 63 DQ Mixed 33.2 29% 41.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 458GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 149 156 156 156 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 107 Write 104 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 153 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% null MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.6% Poor	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 8.4 27% 9.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 9.1 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 82.1 49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.6% 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 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	68	56	60	23.8"	1280 720	ACR0B23 KA242Y

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	514x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	327x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 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	349x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	310x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $171

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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