Asus M5A78L/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
Graphics	25.4% 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	26.8% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20120828
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '14 at 16:07
Run Duration	640 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	80%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 3.5 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 43 2-Core 73.7 27% 58.3 Pts	4-Core 137 8-Core 228 22% 182 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 44% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Gigabyte(1458 227D) ≥ 4GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.301.1004.0 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.4% Poor	Lighting 31.4 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 39.1 26% 33.4 fps	MRender 26.3 Gravity 29.5 Splatting 34.2 25% 30 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 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 (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 879 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 527 (A5) Unknown 100 100 92065 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 23 (AE) Unknown 100 100 69 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 33 201864118305 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 76 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 167 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3918193022 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3125131006	26.8% Poor	Read 208 Write 144 Mixed 159 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 12.1 4K Mixed 4.8 31% 9.75 MB/s	DQ Read 15.3 DQ Write 13.9 DQ Mixed 3.91 6% 11 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 56%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 775GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 7813 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 71 69 9032 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2341 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3824 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2132 (BF) G-sense error rate 98 98 20712 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 52 206159413271 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 3 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 26 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 1254 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 2418	63.1% Good	Read 111 Write 109 Mixed 96.1 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 2.19 4K Mixed 0.41 107% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 75%
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105 18,464 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 45GB free Firmware: 10.01E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 277 (03) Spinup time 173 158 2333 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3070 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4132 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2573 (BE) vendor-specific 71 54 29 (C2) HDA temperature 114 97 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	30.2% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 49.4 Mixed 21.9 31% 42.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.33 79% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 33%
WD 10EACS External 1TB 304 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 607GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 21.3 Write 21.1 Mixed 22 28% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.32 66% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 22%
Samsung S2 Portable 160GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 105GB free, PID 1f01 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 20.1 Write 18.7 Mixed 20.5 25% 19.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.3 53% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 20%
Patriot Memory 8GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 7GB free, PID 5100 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	8.08% Terrible	Read 22.2 Write 9.11 Mixed 13 17% 14.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.16 4K Write 0.69 4K Mixed 0.03 36% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.08% Great: 18%
Kingston DT Micro 8GB 413 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 7GB free, PID 168a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	4.03% Terrible	Read 18 Write 3.44 Mixed 5.37 9% 8.92 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.005 11% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.03% Great: 6%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical M5A78L/USB3 Builds (Compare 109 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L/USB3

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	15x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	14x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	8x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	6x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	5x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	4x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	4x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	27x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	19x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	11x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $217

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

Asus M5A78L/USB3

Performance Results

PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L/USB3

Feedback

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)