Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18.8% 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)
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 17:34
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 126 59% 94.3 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 283 31% 243 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Palit(1569 11C0) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Lighting 20.5 Reflection 23.2 Parallax 30.2 17% 24.7 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 27.8 Splatting 24.7 23% 28.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 211 Write 194 Mixed 186 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 47.2 4K Mixed 34 111% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 32.7 DQ Write 67 DQ Mixed 42.7 34% 47.5 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 76GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 52 53 53 53 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 45 Write 45.5 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 52.2 34% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 59%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 239GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 53 53 53 54 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 83.5 Write 41.5 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 52.2 43% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 63%
ST350041 2AS 500GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 169GB free, PID 0475 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 22.2 Write 24 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 24.5 31% 22.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 21%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 455GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 24 24 24 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	9.66% Terrible	Read 21.7 Write 22.7 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 23.5 29% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 9.66% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	44.3% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 14.7 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 11.9 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 65%

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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 $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	510x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
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	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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16