Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.26% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '22 at 19:02
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 75.5 2-Core 143 63% 102 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 406 42% 338 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 0541) ≥ 4GB CLim: 820 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	6.26% Terrible	Lighting 7.5 Reflection 10.3 Parallax 9.7 6% 9.17 fps	MRender 10.1 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 7.2 6% 8.13 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.26% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,063 Write 2,888 Mixed 2,671 641% 2,874 MB/s	4K Read 215 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 134 564% 158 MB/s	DQ Read 583 DQ Write 400 DQ Mixed 440 342% 474 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 131 128 133 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 131 Write 126 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 129 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 101%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 427GB free Firmware: JKAOA10D SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 87 87 86 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 38 Write 83.4 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 86.2 45% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 69%
Inateck 160GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 149GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 46 47 46 46 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 45.9 Write 40.1 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 45.9 54% 40.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 22%
Seagate M3 Portable 4TB 578 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2.5TB free, PID 61b7 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 70 78 75 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 91.1 Write 117 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 77.1 122% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 181% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 56%
Verbatim STORE N GO 8GB 381 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 0245 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 2 0.5 3.9 3.6 3.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	3.45% Terrible	Read 8.2 Write 1 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 2.8 7% 5.55 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.1 58% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.45% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	45.1% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 15.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 12.2 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 61%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	508x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	324x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $37Bench 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: 64% - 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 $179	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