Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '20 at 05:05
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63% Good	Memory 80.6 1-Core 74 2-Core 138 59% 97.4 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 426 41% 336 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.5% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 73 Parallax 66.7 56% 69.4 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 65.8 55% 67.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: MEAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 47 57 90 93 93 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 102 Write 105 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 72.4 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 439GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 154 190 186 187 188 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 140 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 173 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 288GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 92 94 92 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 92.3 Write 80.3 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 91.6 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 58%
Jmicron Tech 500GB 1,136 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 95GB free Firmware: 3202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 22.6 Write 23.6 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 21.9 17% 22.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 65%
WD Elements 25A2 500GB 1,804 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 9GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 24 24 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 24.4 Write 24.2 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 23.3 32% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 115% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	44.5% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 15.5 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 61%

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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	508x
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	346x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	309x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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