Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


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 62.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.5% 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	47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '22 at 00:21
Run Duration	294 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 70.4 2-Core 125 59% 94.5 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 273 31% 240 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% XFX(1682 3264) 1GB CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Lighting 26.7 Reflection 35.3 Parallax 34.7 22% 32.2 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 24.8 Splatting 24.3 21% 25.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200 9,142 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 97 99 98 91 80 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.4% Average	Read 183 Write 192 Mixed 173 SusWrite 92.5 36% 160 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 30.4 104% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 29.6 DQ Write 65.8 DQ Mixed 37 31% 44.1 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 95%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 145GB free Firmware: 3.AAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 94 95 93 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 84.3 Write 65 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 93.3 53% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 54%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 100 100 100 99 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 146 Write 156 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 99.7 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 109%
Sony MRW-E90 251GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 116GB free, PID 0bae Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12.5% Very poor	Read 24.4 Write 17.7 Mixed 20.4 SusWrite 14.1 25% 19.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 3.1 175% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 105%
Sony MRW-E90 128GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 97GB free, PID 0baf Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 24.2 Write 23.2 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 15.9 29% 21.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 3.1 206% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	43.9% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 69.6 57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 50%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	510x
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	309x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16