Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.5% 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)
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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '20 at 14:27
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 74.4 2-Core 143 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 406 42% 340 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.5% Above average	Lighting 67.5 Reflection 68 Parallax 60.6 55% 65.4 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 54.4 50% 62.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,448 Write 2,728 Mixed 2,691 657% 2,956 MB/s	4K Read 208 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 55.9 432% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 389 255% 292 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 606GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 203 203 204 200 202 MB/s Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.2% Above average	Read 220 Write 198 Mixed 183 SusWrite 202 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 50.5 4K Mixed 32.9 108% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 29.5 DQ Write 69.8 DQ Mixed 39.6 33% 46.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 121%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 439GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 47 47 46 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 77.7 Write 78.3 Mixed 58 SusWrite 46.8 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 54%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 47 47 46 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 82.5 Write 116 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 46.8 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.9 483% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 112%

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 above expectations (62^nd percentile)	45.2% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 15.4 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 13 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.2% 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 $57Bench 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: $138

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