Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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	0.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	27.4% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120828
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '19 at 14:27
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 81.2 1-Core 62.2 2-Core 110 54% 84.5 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 252 28% 223 Pts	64-Core 256 16% 256 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics 21,841 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8388) 256MB Driver: atidxx32 Ver. 8.56.1.16 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	0.5% Terrible	Lighting 0.5 Reflection 1.12 Parallax 0.38 0% 0.66 fps	MRender 1.24 Gravity 0.37 Splatting 0.91 1% 0.84 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.5% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 72 6.5 11 76 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.4% Poor	Read 179 Write 152 Mixed 126 SusWrite 59 29% 129 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 17.9 4K Mixed 15.5 50% 15.8 MB/s	DQ Read 17.4 DQ Write 20.9 DQ Mixed 14.2 12% 17.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 56%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 400GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 91 91 90 92 92 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 137 Write 136 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 89.9 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 613GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 74 9.2 12 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 153 Write 151 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 60.3 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.4 180% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer U 32GB 516 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 29GB free, PID 55a5 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 5.2 4.5 4.7 5.3 5.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	5.19% Terrible	Read 19.8 Write 9.5 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 5 10% 9.02 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 1 50% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.19% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	30% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.97 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 8.8 22% 7.87 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 67%

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Desktop 50%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	505x
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: $138

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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