Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	17.1% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '19 at 23:22
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	74%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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 way below expectations (11^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Memory 73.1 1-Core 51.1 2-Core 89 46% 71.1 Pts	4-Core 127 8-Core 215 21% 171 Pts	64-Core 180 11% 180 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.1% Very poor	Lighting 16.5 Reflection 62.3 Parallax 26.8 13% 35.2 fps	MRender 63.2 Gravity 15.3 Splatting 17.5 24% 32 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Storejet TS256GESD400K 256GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 99GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 15 16 15 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	5.41% Terrible	Read 25 Write 25.2 Mixed 25 SusWrite 15.6 5% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 3.2 11% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 5.41% Great: 59%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 257GB free (System drive) Firmware: AX0E1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 61 56 73 79 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 13 Write 15.5 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 67.7 20% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 17% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 62%
Hitachi HCS5C3232SLA380 320GB 1,022 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 123GB free Firmware: ST2OA37E SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 55 58 57 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 72.7 Write 76.2 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 55.9 45% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 45%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 558 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 730GB free, PID 2322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 106 108 108 106 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 75.7 Write 99.3 Mixed 66 SusWrite 105 121% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 58%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 624GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 22.5 Write 22 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 13.9 25% 19 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 44%

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 way below expectations (9^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 13.1 34% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 8.8 21% 7.33 GB/s	Latency 94.4 42% 94.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 97%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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