Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.1% 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	40.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 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	Apr 02 '21 at 22:14
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370E-$471 5,639 User benchmarks, average bench 60% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 77.4 1-Core 65.2 2-Core 115 54% 85.8 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 315 31% 255 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 22BB) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.1% Below average	Lighting 38.5 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 50.6 31% 44.6 fps	MRender 45.5 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 31.1 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 94 94 96 97 97 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	40.8% Average	Read 178 Write 156 Mixed 165 SusWrite 93.8 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 23.1 84% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 27.2 DQ Write 65.7 DQ Mixed 34.3 30% 42.4 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 137GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 96 96 97 97 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	46.2% Average	Read 164 Write 154 Mixed 150 SusWrite 95.9 32% 141 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 30.3 101% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 33.8 DQ Write 64.5 DQ Mixed 43.3 35% 47.2 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 133%

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 (3^rd percentile)	26.2% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 7.9 24% 8.37 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 8.3 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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