Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 58%, 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	30.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 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 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '18 at 15:10
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 80.4 1-Core 61.2 2-Core 113 54% 85 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 249 29% 225 Pts	64-Core 258 16% 258 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120 20,573 User benchmarks, average bench 38% Asus(1043 04F7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 970 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.5% Below average	Lighting 49.5 Reflection 49.6 Parallax 59.2 40% 52.8 fps	MRender 50.1 Gravity 45.4 Splatting 35.3 35% 43.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SV300S37A/120G 120GB 768 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0831A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 669 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 707 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 269 (A2) Unknown 100 100 1 (A3) Unknown 100 100 26 (A4) Unknown 100 100 520013 (A5) Unknown 100 100 269 (A6) Unknown 100 100 218 (A7) Unknown 100 100 251 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 92 92 92 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 159 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 234 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 26 (F1) Unknown 100 100 166012 (F2) Unknown 100 100 268983 (F5) Unknown 100 100 731263	30.2% Below average	Read 221 Write 130 Mixed 152 37% 168 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 1.81 44% 18.8 MB/s	DQ Read 18.5 DQ Write 40.8 DQ Mixed 2.42 10% 20.6 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 161GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 78 64 76964381 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 382 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 22589946 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1327 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 366 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 56 521011230 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 385 (C2) HDA temperature 30 10 42949672990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 3 1 76964381 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -42988327664355 (F1) Unknown 100 253 16717428686 (F2) Unknown 100 253 7899373470	68.6% Good	Read 123 Write 116 Mixed 96.7 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.3 88% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 113%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 47GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 569 (03) Spinup time 137 137 4116 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2978 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 10197 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2822 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 469 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2509 (C2) HDA temperature 110 93 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 2 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 2	41.7% Average	Read 77.2 Write 68.1 Mixed 31.5 43% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.38 85% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 69%

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 as expected (50^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	MC Read 16 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 12.8 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 10.5 25% 8.67 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 65%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	507x
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	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