Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	59.3% 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	29.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160405
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '18 at 14:33
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 82.8 1-Core 69.6 2-Core 124 58% 92.2 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 285 32% 251 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB; Inno3D GTX 1060 6GB Mini ITX CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 75.7 Parallax 65 60% 71.6 fps	MRender 69.7 Gravity 68.3 Splatting 70.7 57% 69.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 3 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 10469 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 141 (64) Unknown 100 100 3596224 (65) Unknown 100 100 349408 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 30 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 98 98 1060 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1324 (B7) Unknown 99 99 8 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 40 100 197569740840 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 3 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 3 (E7) Temperature 98 98 2 (E9) Unknown 100 100 6415 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1791 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4693 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3320 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 3	29.4% Poor	Read 202 Write 81.1 Mixed 115 29% 133 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 23 4K Mixed 7.65 52% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 26.6 DQ Write 31.7 DQ Mixed 7.73 12% 22 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 968GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 135131112 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6929 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 23421214 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 19508 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 156 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032844 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 60 48 689700904 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 78 78 45065 (C2) HDA temperature 40 52 64424509480 (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 88618060223170 (F1) Unknown 100 253 10218809826 (F2) Unknown 100 253 47551187413	93.6% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 160 Mixed 153 120% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.22 82% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 114%
Initio WD2500BEVE-00WZT 250GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 233GB free, PID 1040 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 25.1 Write 24.6 Mixed 24.2 32% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.33 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.8 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 115%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	434x
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 $30Bench 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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $177

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	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