Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.96% 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.
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	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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '19 at 17:32
Run Duration	512 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.6% Good	Memory 78.2 1-Core 72.8 2-Core 109 55% 86.8 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 437 41% 341 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7670 3,465 User benchmarks, average bench 6% AMD(1002 7600) ≥ 4GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	5.96% Terrible	Lighting 7.57 Reflection 7.5 Parallax 6.5 6% 7.19 fps	MRender 7.19 Gravity 5 Splatting 7.78 6% 6.66 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.96% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung HD402LJ 400GB 228 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: CT100-11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.4 78 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 44 Write 68 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 25.7 33% 44.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 43%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$16 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 466GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 1.3 108 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 106 Write 94.3 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 36.2 53% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 60%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 27 28 28 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 25.2 Write 27.6 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 18.7 18% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 167% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 66%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 463GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 3 85 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 92 Write 83 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 29.6 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 88 97 55 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 74 Write 68.5 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 52.2 61% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 2TB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 80 77 107 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 104 Write 96.5 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 62.2 91% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 26% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABF050 500GB 180 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 459GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 41 36 91 111 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 46.3 88% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 44%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free, PID 3321 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 135 129 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 149 Write 123 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 74.7 132% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.7 247% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 70%
General UDisk 2TB 1,229 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 2TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 3.3 2.4 1.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	2.41% Terrible	Read 12.2 Write 2.5 Mixed 3 SusWrite 1.3 5% 4.75 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 8% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.41% Great: 38%

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 as expected (56^th percentile)	43.7% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 15.4 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 84 48% 84 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 61%

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Gaming 5%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	509x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
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 $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 $269	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 $177	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) $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