Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.7% 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	33.2% 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 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '21 at 23:40
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 71.8 2-Core 141 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 290 33% 256 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 360B) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Lighting 31.6 Reflection 32.7 Parallax 39.8 26% 34.7 fps	MRender 42.4 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 33.7 31% 39.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 76 81 80 79 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.2% Below average	Read 173 Write 122 Mixed 119 SusWrite 77.9 28% 123 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 26.6 4K Mixed 15.5 68% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 18.5 DQ Write 34.5 DQ Mixed 24.9 19% 26 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 94%
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 111GB free Firmware: V8X01c55 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 80 82 80 79 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.2% Below average	Read 119 Write 149 Mixed 130 SusWrite 80.4 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 37.4 4K Mixed 21.2 74% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 23.2 DQ Write 45 DQ Mixed 27.5 23% 31.9 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 88%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 2TB 1,183 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 171 166 170 165 168 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 127 Mixed 83.6 SusWrite 166 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.8 239% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 195%
Seagate ST1000LM014-1EJ1 1TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 461GB free Firmware: LVD1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 110 110 110 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 109 Write 99.2 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 110 68% 93 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.2 397% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 63%
USB 2.0 Flash Disk 8GB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 3GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	7.85% Terrible	Read 26.5 Write 13.5 Mixed 9 SusWrite 13.3 19% 15.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 7.85% Great: 11%

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 (74^th percentile)	48.1% Average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 17.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.8 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 61%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	509x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
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 $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	48x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	355x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	346x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	309x

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Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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