Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.3% 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	32.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '17 at 19:14
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240 23,506 User benchmarks, average bench 57% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.95 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 93 1-Core 58.2 2-Core 113 57% 88 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 220 28% 213 Pts	64-Core 223 14% 223 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.6.2 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.3% Below average	Lighting 40.8 Reflection 27.3 Parallax 51.8 33% 40 fps	MRender 26.3 Gravity 40 Splatting 34 28% 33.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6270 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1315 (A8) Unknown 100 100 14631905 (AA) Unknown 100 100 214 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2162752 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 632 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 7315956 (E7) Temperature 100 100 67 (F1) Unknown 100 100 8110	32.3% Below average	Read 212 Write 126 Mixed 133 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 35.9 4K Mixed 8.51 50% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 25.6 DQ Write 39.1 DQ Mixed 7.15 12% 23.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 97%
WD WD10JPCX-24UE4T0 1TB 40,989 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 71GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 197 194 23702 (03) Spinup time 183 179 1850 (04) Start/Stop count 69 69 31337 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 1 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 5964 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1245 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 394 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 175 175 75377 (C2) HDA temperature 127 95 20 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 96 96 3505	48.1% Average	Read 83.5 Write 84.2 Mixed 73 60% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.22 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.17 49% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 61%
Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 32GB-$15 655 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 2GB free, PID a205 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	9.71% Terrible	Read 24.8 Write 24.7 Mixed 15.1 27% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.07 4K Write 0.23 4K Mixed 0.006 8% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.71% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% null MHz 2048, 2048, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 12.9 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 9.8 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 51%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	509x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	185x

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 $273	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 $177	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