Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

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Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121114
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '20 at 13:45
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 83.6 1-Core 58.4 2-Core 118 54% 86.6 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 187 23% 177 Pts	64-Core 186 12% 186 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 58%

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 (50^th percentile)	0.46% Terrible	Lighting 0.47 Reflection 1.08 Parallax 0.28 0% 0.61 fps	MRender 0.81 Gravity 0.13 Splatting 1.13 1% 0.69 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.46% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 819GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 92 87 103 98 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 97.9 Write 85.7 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 86.2 58% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 618GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 109 113 114 114 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 111 Write 109 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 112 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 70%
hp v175w 32GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 2GB free, PID 5407 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 7.2 7.4 6.5 7.2 7.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	5.72% Terrible	Read 22.6 Write 8 Mixed 9 SusWrite 7 13% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.72% Great: 13%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 3GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 22 Write 12.3 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 12.3 16% 13 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.1 141% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x4GB 39,448 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.4% Poor	MC Read 7.2 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 8.1 23% 8.03 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 7.5 19% 6.8 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

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