Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 19% 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.9% 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	43.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121114
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '20 at 00:58
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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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-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 86.3 1-Core 71.8 2-Core 142 61% 99.9 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 408 38% 316 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85CD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Lighting 38.4 Reflection 29.1 Parallax 36.1 31% 34.5 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 34.8 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 503ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 83 93 90 95 81 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	43.2% Average	Read 164 Write 172 Mixed 170 SusWrite 85.4 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 27 95% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 24.9 DQ Write 67.1 DQ Mixed 30.6 28% 40.9 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 94%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$239 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 13GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 86 94 90 96 81 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$239 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 45GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 82 89 88 90 86 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$280 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 30GB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 82 89 88 90 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 176 Write 176 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 84.5 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.4 309% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 138%
Seagate ST6000VN0001-1SF17Z 6TB 204 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 243GB free Firmware: AN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 115 120 116 121 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 133 Write 136 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 115 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 119%

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 as expected (56^th percentile)	44.1% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 15.2 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.6 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 61%

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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 $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) $30	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