Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21% 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	50.7% 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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '21 at 22:00
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 64.4 2-Core 121 55% 89 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 432 39% 328 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% PwrHis(1787 3000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1176 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 26.8 Reflection 27.5 Parallax 33.6 22% 29.3 fps	MRender 25.9 Gravity 26.5 Splatting 20 19% 24.1 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 150 109 89 77 84 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.7% Above average	Read 230 Write 212 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 118 34% 150 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 26.5 89% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 96.8 86% 130 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 88%
WD WD10JPCX-24UE4T0 1TB 40,989 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 203GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 51 50 52 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 80.1 Write 79.5 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 51 48% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 61%
Toshiba MK5065GSX 500GB-$52 4,140 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 139GB free Firmware: GJ003A SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 53 52 54 54 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 49.5 Write 50.1 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 52.8 32% 44.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 42%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 243GB free Firmware: 2AR20002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 83 84 83 83 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 84 Write 57 Mixed 47 SusWrite 82.3 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 59%
Flash USB Disk 4GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 0GB free, PID ab43 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	2.22% Terrible	Read 8.7 Write 2.3 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 3.3 5% 4.65 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.22% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% null MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	46.1% Average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 15.7 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 11.7 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 5: 1R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
5%	3%	32	109	6	60	31.5"	1360 768	PHL0000 PHILIPS FTV

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	509x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
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 $38Bench 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: 65% - Good

Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	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