Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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	43.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	0.9 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111130
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 18:28
Run Duration	1954 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 840-$150 5,147 User benchmarks, average bench 47% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	52% Above average	Memory 72.5 1-Core 47.1 2-Core 94 46% 71.2 Pts	4-Core 187 8-Core 173 24% 180 Pts	64-Core 186 12% 186 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6253) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Lighting 37.7 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 38.4 31% 36 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 37.1 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 853GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 185 185 194 198 195 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	43.4% Average	Read 193 Write 184 Mixed 186 SusWrite 186 42% 187 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 26.3 4K Mixed 21.6 70% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 31.1 DQ Write 70.7 DQ Mixed 43.6 35% 48.5 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 125%
USB Disk 2.0 64GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 58GB free, PID 5786 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	0.37% Terrible	Read 0.7 Write 0.5 Mixed 0.2 SusWrite 0.7 1% 0.53 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 0.37% Great: 13%
WDC WD10 EADS-00L5B1 1TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 774GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 3.4 3.4 2.6 3.2 3.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	6.24% Terrible	Read 28.8 Write 8 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 3.2 16% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 33% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.24% Great: 39%
ST2000DM 001-1CH164 2TB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 24 25 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 28.7 Write 25.9 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 24.2 35% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 71%
ST10000V N0004-2GS11L 10TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0 0.1 0 0 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12.9% Very poor	Read 28.3 Write 26.3 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 0 25% 20 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 2.2 176% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 82%
WDC WD10 EZEX-08WN4A0 1TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 515GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 26.7 Write 24.2 Mixed 22 SusWrite 0.1 23% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 28GB 1,633 User benchmarks, average bench 56% null MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.8% Poor	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 10.5 28% 9.97 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7.1 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 95.6 42% 95.6 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 137%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	511x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	186x

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 $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	48x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	355x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	346x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	310x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $171

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16