Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '22 at 08:46
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 71.5 2-Core 134 60% 96.8 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 277 32% 247 Pts	64-Core 275 17% 275 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 62%

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: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.632.1.2000 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	0.67% Terrible	Lighting 0.9 Reflection 1.3 Parallax 0.1 1% 0.77 fps	MRender 0.8 Gravity 0.2 Splatting 0.9 0% 0.63 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.67% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU900 256GB 1,844 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1018HD SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 214 219 152 212 212 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60.2% Good	Read 244 Write 217 Mixed 217 SusWrite 203 50% 220 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 30.6 101% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 137 105% 143 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$58 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 125 127 90 125 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 125 Write 129 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 118 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 84%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 329GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 79 57 79 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 79.5 Write 81.3 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 75.4 96% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 366GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 78 55 78 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 81.2 Write 81.5 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 73 97% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 45%
ST932032 5AS 320GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 280GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 55 40 57 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 59.4 Write 56.5 Mixed 36 SusWrite 52.9 68% 51.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	41.8% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 14.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 10.4 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 45%

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

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	513x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	326x
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	91x

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	357x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	347x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	310x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $171

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16