Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '19 at 11:09
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Memory 73.9 1-Core 46.7 2-Core 102 47% 74 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 329 30% 252 Pts	64-Core 327 20% 327 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics 21,841 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8388) 256MB Ram: 3GB, Driver: Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.44% Terrible	Lighting 0.43 Reflection 0.77 Parallax 0.16 0% 0.45 fps	MRender 0.81 Gravity 0.13 Splatting 1.13 1% 0.69 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.44% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 51 43 41 41 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	41.6% Average	Read 186 Write 176 Mixed 168 SusWrite 49.6 32% 145 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 29.7 92% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 32 DQ Write 60.9 DQ Mixed 39.7 32% 44.2 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 43GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 63 53 44 42 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 86 Write 92.5 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 51.4 50% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 14.2 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 8 20% 6.97 GB/s	Latency 92.7 43% 92.7 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 50%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	506x
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: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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