Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50.2% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '18 at 03:51
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$125 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 61.2 2-Core 119 57% 89.8 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 336 34% 274 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics 21,841 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8388) 256MB Driver: atiu9p64 aticfx64 atiu9pag aticfx32 atiumd64 atidxx64 atiumdag atidxx32 atiumdva atiumd6a atitmm64 Ver. 8.710.0.0 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.5% Terrible	Lighting 0.6 Reflection 1.35 Parallax 0.31 0% 0.75 fps	MRender 0.81 Gravity 0.1 Splatting 0.87 0% 0.59 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.5% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 480GB 3,502 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3378 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 438 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1024 (AA) Unknown 100 100 318 (AD) Unknown 100 100 524309 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 294 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 855 (E7) Temperature 100 100 92 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5883	50.2% Above average	Read 260 Write 231 Mixed 221 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 35.9 4K Mixed 13.5 68% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 50.3 58% 99.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 104%
Apricorn 1TB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 622GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 26.3 Mixed 24.4 34% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.17 4K Write 0.79 4K Mixed 0.59 51% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 161%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.1% Poor	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 7.3 26% 9.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 8.6 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 65%

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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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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	514x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	328x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 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	91x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	56x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	48x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	357x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	351x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	311x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $171

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Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369