Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	24.1% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160627
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '18 at 01:38
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 125 60% 95.5 Pts	4-Core 255 8-Core 402 40% 328 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450 15,395 User benchmarks, average bench 23% Nvidia(10DE 086A) 1.5GB CLim: 772 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	Lighting 28.2 Reflection 42.9 Parallax 31.4 23% 34.2 fps	MRender 43 Gravity 21.9 Splatting 32 26% 32.3 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 337GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 94892176 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2170 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 408905163 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 16463 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2002 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 17180131345 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 48 17751998493 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 249 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7822 (C2) HDA temperature 29 52 -140737488355299 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 99230924423002 (F1) Unknown 100 253 39514734493 (F2) Unknown 100 253 54437430485	106% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 185 Mixed 107 118% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.37 111% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
Seagate ST3250820SCE 250GB 439 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 194GB free Firmware: 3.ACD Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 101 32539120 (03) Spinup time 96 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5644 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 210229623 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10256 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4159 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 40 522125343 (C2) HDA temperature 31 60 55834574879 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 74 56 123971133 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 157 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	39.7% Below average	Read 72.1 Write 66.3 Mixed 33.4 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.18 4K Mixed 0.23 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 44%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AC01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 95 95 2530 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 1548 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 6986 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 1 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1200 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 55 538902559 (C2) HDA temperature 69 51 555614239 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 3577594 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 2 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 99 3 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0	51% Above average	Read 91.6 Write 85.9 Mixed 86.8 66% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.32 84% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 62%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	9.85% Terrible	Read 19.3 Write 7.51 Mixed 9.73 14% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.53 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.87 93% 1.96 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.85% Great: 13%

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 (57^th percentile)	42% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 13.2 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 10.2 25% 8.87 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 65%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 65%

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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	173x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16