Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19% 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	28.1% 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 9 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 PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '19 at 14:39
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 60.6 2-Core 134 57% 92.8 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 355 33% 277 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Lighting 21.1 Reflection 25.1 Parallax 27.3 17% 24.5 fps	MRender 33.2 Gravity 24.6 Splatting 25.6 22% 27.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM71.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 55 65 70 81 22 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.1% Poor	Read 166 Write 102 Mixed 113 SusWrite 67.9 25% 112 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 26.3 4K Mixed 12.4 54% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 14.9 DQ Write 32.1 DQ Mixed 14.9 14% 20.6 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 94%
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 27GB free Firmware: SBFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 89 61 60 54 41 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.8% Below average	Read 202 Write 120 Mixed 137 SusWrite 62.4 29% 130 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 32.3 4K Mixed 19.2 73% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 24 DQ Write 49.1 DQ Mixed 22.3 21% 31.8 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 94%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 386GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 142 142 140 143 141 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 178 Write 153 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 135 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 107%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 591GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 89 61 60 54 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 134 Write 134 Mixed 15.9 SusWrite 62.5 62% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	31.5% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 9.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 8.8 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 67%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	433x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	294x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	176x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	177x
Radeon RX 560-BAMDBench 20%, 49,289 samples	86x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	84x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	43x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	326x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	183x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	173x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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