Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 8% 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	14% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	23.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '20 at 21:07
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	17%

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 Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Memory 83.7 1-Core 47.3 2-Core 93.4 49% 74.8 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 178 24% 178 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203 31,648 User benchmarks, average bench 12% PNY(196E 0865) 1GB CLim: 765 MHz, MLim: 925 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Lighting 16.4 Reflection 19 Parallax 14.5 13% 16.6 fps	MRender 22.6 Gravity 16.5 Splatting 17.6 15% 18.9 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hyundai 120GB SSD 120GB 533 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: V4.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 75 63 68 70 72 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	23.3% Poor	Read 210 Write 190 Mixed 162 SusWrite 72.3 36% 159 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 5.4 37% 9.57 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 86GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 135 145 146 146 147 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 117 Write 114 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 141 71% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 103%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 361GB free Firmware: 1003YAM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 76 69 71 71 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 101 Write 101 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 75.3 58% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 61%
WDC WD16 00AAJS-00L7A0 160GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 89GB free, PID 2338 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 8.8 8.8 9.6 9.6 9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	3.85% Terrible	Read 8.5 Write 9.3 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 9.1 12% 8.85 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 11% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.85% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 14GB 9,406 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	31.3% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 11 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 8.1 20% 7 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 52%

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Workstation 5%

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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 $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16