Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	32.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1280 x 960 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '20 at 00:34
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	6%

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-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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 72.8 2-Core 141 59% 98.2 Pts	4-Core 257 8-Core 406 41% 332 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 87 28 18 84 48 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.8% Below average	Read 238 Write 174 Mixed 149 SusWrite 67.5 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 27.3 4K Mixed 11.3 51% 17.7 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 68.2 DQ Mixed 28.7 38% 69.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 53%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 113GB free Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 77 64 70 70 109 MB/s Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.4% Average	Read 194 Write 60.1 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 80.3 19% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 54.4 4K Mixed 14.8 80% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 0.2 32% 77.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 233GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 99 99 100 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 120 Write 114 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 99.8 71% 97 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 88%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 443GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 77 76 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 75.9 Write 68.7 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 75.7 48% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 43%
SanDisk' Cruzer Fit 16GB 1,420 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 0GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.7 3.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	5.59% Terrible	Read 23.4 Write 3.2 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 3.8 9% 9.02 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 32% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.59% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	43.7% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 14.2 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 11.4 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 79.1 50% 79.1 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 65%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	433x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	294x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	176x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	177x
Radeon RX 560-BAMDBench 20%, 49,289 samples	86x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	84x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	43x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	326x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	183x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	173x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16