Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	38.5% 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	37.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '17 at 16:04
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	70%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 79.9 1-Core 61.3 2-Core 105 52% 81.9 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 223 28% 212 Pts	64-Core 230 14% 230 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120 20,573 User benchmarks, average bench 38% XFX(1682 9385) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.5% Below average	Lighting 48.7 Reflection 51.7 Parallax 63.7 40% 54.7 fps	MRender 50.7 Gravity 45.2 Splatting 38.7 36% 44.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (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 95 95 12081527 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 -115053583922964 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 301 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 10 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 29 56 73018114077 (C2) HDA temperature 29 56 73018114077 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 12081527 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 12081527 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 12081527 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 47244640257 (E9) Unknown 0 0 3349 (EA) Unknown 0 0 1983 (F1) Unknown 0 0 1983 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2293 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2883604	37.6% Below average	Read 185 Write 122 Mixed 139 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 11.7 71% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 27.8 DQ Write 65.5 DQ Mixed 11.7 19% 35 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 75%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 86GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 135 135 4225 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1179 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 17467 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 863 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 452 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 726 (C2) HDA temperature 108 78 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	56.6% Above average	Read 109 Write 88.5 Mixed 32.1 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.28 80% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 69%
WD WD1600AABS-00PRA0 160GB 8,028 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 38GB free Firmware: 05.06H05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 156 155 3191 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4074 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 17386 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2693 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 490 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4076 (C2) HDA temperature 120 93 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	36.6% Below average	Read 61.2 Write 66.4 Mixed 32.4 39% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.22 4K Write 1.03 4K Mixed 0.29 61% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.7% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 15.1 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 9.1 23% 7.93 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 97%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	506x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	324x
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 $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	48x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	354x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	345x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	309x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $128

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