Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.7% 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	49% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1400 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	13.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '21 at 15:06
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 67.5 2-Core 123 57% 91.5 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 260 29% 230 Pts	64-Core 238 15% 238 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 368F) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 44.8 Reflection 44.4 Parallax 40.9 36% 43.4 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 41.4 Splatting 35.9 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 170 183 185 186 158 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	49% Average	Read 182 Write 181 Mixed 112 SusWrite 168 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 43.4 4K Mixed 28.6 94% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 27.6 DQ Write 63.7 DQ Mixed 36 30% 42.4 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 115%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4TB free Firmware: D781 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 26.6 Mixed 25.1 20% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.6 218% 2 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 90%
WDC WD50 00AAKX-60U6AA0 500GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 459GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 23.6 Write 22.9 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 12.1 27% 20 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 20%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB 373 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 57GB free, PID 0331 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 4.9 6.9 11 11 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	5.84% Terrible	Read 21.6 Write 16.2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 8.1 15% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 26% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.84% Great: 26%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 12 11 11 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 24.2 Write 22.9 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 12.1 26% 19.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.1% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 8.9 28% 9.8 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 9 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 115%

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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	510x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	325x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	186x

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 $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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16