Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	41.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160627
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '18 at 03:39
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 86.1 1-Core 62.3 2-Core 118 56% 89 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 182 26% 190 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 62 61 62 62 62 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	41.4% Average	Read 201 Write 194 Mixed 133 SusWrite 60.9 33% 147 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 25.8 89% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 26.6 DQ Write 62.9 DQ Mixed 22.5 24% 37.3 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 129%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 767GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 81 80 83 83 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 84.2 Write 82.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 81.8 55% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 51%
Maxtor 6B250S0 250GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 220GB free Firmware: BANC1B10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 62 63 63 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 63.5 Write 68.3 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 62.7 43% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.2 161% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 37%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 281GB free Firmware: 01.00A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 75.7 Write 73.2 Mixed 56 SusWrite 81.7 53% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	40.8% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 14.5 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.3 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 65%

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

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Gaming 22%

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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	174x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16