Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 40% Speed boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110921
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 15:56
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X2 250 (2013 D.Ri) 19,471 User benchmarks, average bench 40% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Memory 65.8 1-Core 43.5 2-Core 84.9 41% 64.7 Pts	4-Core 86.6 8-Core 84.8 12% 85.7 Pts	64-Core 85.8 5% 85.8 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics 21,841 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8388) 256MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	1.18% Terrible	Lighting 0.7 Reflection 0.9 Parallax 4.1 1% 1.9 fps	MRender 0.8 Gravity 7 Splatting 1.3 2% 3.03 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 1.18% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 424GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 158 160 150 150 167 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	43.6% Average	Read 207 Write 194 Mixed 185 SusWrite 160 42% 186 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 46.1 4K Mixed 23.7 74% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 30.9 DQ Write 64.6 DQ Mixed 39.9 33% 45.1 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 129%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 19GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 59 55 60 53 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 66.5 Write 72.4 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 58.7 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 62%
VendorCo ProductCode 126GB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 117GB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	5.22% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 5.2 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 4.8 10% 9.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 20% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.22% Great: 13%
WD Elements 500GB 10,869 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 37GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 38 39 37 39 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 49.6 Write 50.8 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 39 58% 43.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	25.3% Poor	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 9.1 25% 8.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7.6 19% 6.77 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 44%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	508x
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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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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