Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.8% 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	37.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '19 at 10:09
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 73 2-Core 133 62% 98.6 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 435 41% 340 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Lighting 36.4 Reflection 32.7 Parallax 43.8 30% 37.6 fps	MRender 28.8 Gravity 30.3 Splatting 37.7 27% 32.3 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD340 256GB-$194 1,962 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN263 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 168 187 192 197 197 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	37.7% Below average	Read 179 Write 193 Mixed 128 SusWrite 180 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 14.9 58% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 10.2 DQ Write 65.1 DQ Mixed 16.7 19% 30.7 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 98%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 2TB free, PID 1048 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 104 105 105 105 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 107 Write 106 Mixed 57 SusWrite 103 125% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 44%
Seagate Portable 1TB 1,255 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 260GB free, PID 2300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 23 Write 23.5 Mixed 12.7 24% 19.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 17%

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 (57^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 9.1 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 9.9 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 67%

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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	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