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 (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	30.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 01 '21 at 19:40
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (60^th 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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 86.8 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 130 60% 95.8 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 283 32% 250 Pts	64-Core 289 18% 289 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX2 100GB 640 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 47 45 46 47 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 118 Write 64.1 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 47.4 16% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 45.8 4K Mixed 18.3 68% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 21.4 DQ Write 58 DQ Mixed 21.3 22% 33.6 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 49%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 7,128 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 127 128 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 137 Write 126 Mixed 20 SusWrite 129 133% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 52%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 3TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Read 24.9 Write 24.7 Mixed 22.9 SusWrite 24.9 33% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x4GB 154,807 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 9.4 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 9.3 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 52%

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

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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 $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	326x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	183x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	174x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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