Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 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 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.2% 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	31.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '22 at 18:57
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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 (86^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 88 1-Core 63.9 2-Core 125 58% 92.3 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 355 36% 290 Pts	64-Core 364 22% 364 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 68%

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: 517.48 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.2% Poor	Lighting 33.6 Reflection 38.1 Parallax 36.8 27% 36.2 fps	MRender 36.4 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 26.7 27% 33.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$25 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 107 70 16 43 59 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.4% Below average	Read 164 Write 108 Mixed 122 SusWrite 62.6 26% 114 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 27.5 4K Mixed 16.2 66% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 17.9 DQ Write 28.5 DQ Mixed 20.1 16% 22.2 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 91%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 332GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 112 109 112 112 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 128 Write 103 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 111 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.7 457% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 24.5 Write 25.5 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 13.4 17% 22.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.8 218% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 92%
Asmedia ASMT1153e 8TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 25 Write 25.2 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 13.5 16% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.1 389% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 130%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.1% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 16.8 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 12.1 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 115%

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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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	513x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	326x
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	91x

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	357x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	347x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	310x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $171

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16