Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.3% 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	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '18 at 02:16
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 as expected (49^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 77.9 1-Core 69.1 2-Core 134 57% 93.7 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 343 36% 291 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.3 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 68.1 Parallax 91.4 57% 76.6 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 67.3 Splatting 55 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 878GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 163 154 166 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 157 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 159 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 109%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 11GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 7.4 7.3 8.3 8.4 8.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	4.89% Terrible	Read 16.3 Write 3.2 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 7.9 9% 8.05 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.89% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 28GB 1,633 User benchmarks, average bench 56% null MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.5% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 11.7 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 10 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 137%

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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 $36Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	43x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	326x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	183x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	173x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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