Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.6% 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	34.7% 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 (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131112
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '18 at 12:17
Run Duration	391 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	76%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$57 261,607 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)	60.6% Good	Memory 82 1-Core 65.8 2-Core 126 57% 91.4 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 287 32% 253 Pts	64-Core 283 18% 283 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 856B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Lighting 47.9 Reflection 45.2 Parallax 39.7 39% 44.2 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 37 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 14GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 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 (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 10040 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1600 (B1) Unknown 98 98 13 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 44 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 230 (F1) Unknown 99 99 8446982446	44.6% Average	Read 213 Write 143 Mixed 141 37% 166 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 33.1 4K Mixed 17.1 86% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 37 DQ Write 49 DQ Mixed 17.5 20% 34.5 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 118%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.22 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 109 109 25295548 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -18167711643513 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1487 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 97 (B1) Unknown 0 0 4 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 25295548 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 25295548 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 25295548 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 32748 (EA) Unknown 0 0 30599 (F1) Unknown 0 0 30599 (F2) Unknown 0 0 18601	34.7% Below average	Read 178 Write 114 Mixed 107 29% 133 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 10.9 64% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 19 DQ Write 68.6 DQ Mixed 10.1 18% 32.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 93GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 122 122 12897353915 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2513 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 15383 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1003 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2568 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2568 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 176094248990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	68.5% Good	Read 125 Write 114 Mixed 63.8 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.16 63% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 107%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 478 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 51GB free, PID 0745 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	8.07% Terrible	Read 26 Write 13.3 Mixed 20.8 24% 20 MB/s	4K Read 4.17 4K Write 0.14 4K Mixed 0.19 27% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.07% Great: 25%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 32GB-$13 3,792 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 29GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	6.8% Terrible	Read 25.9 Write 4.04 Mixed 3.62 10% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.58 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 27% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 6.8% Great: 33%

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 (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.1% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 16.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 12.6 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 97%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	505x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	324x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	185x

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	90x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	56x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	48x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	354x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	345x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	309x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $138

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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