Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.6% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '18 at 18:08
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (57^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, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 69 2-Core 127 58% 93.5 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 286 32% 252 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84E1) 2GB CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 21.9 Reflection 17 Parallax 20.2 18% 19.7 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 22.4 Splatting 17.1 17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST320LM001 HN-M320MBB 320GB 6,367 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2AR20002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 33 23 18 33 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 35 Write 32.2 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 26.5 24% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 139% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 51%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 21GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 33 25 23 34 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 44.7 Write 54.8 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 28.6 31% 42.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 12 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 46%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 65%

Destroyer

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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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