Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	63.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	18% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '20 at 22:43
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	72%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 82.7 1-Core 57.7 2-Core 93.6 51% 78 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 253 29% 225 Pts	64-Core 257 16% 257 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 854A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2200 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Lighting 78.9 Reflection 79.4 Parallax 69.1 64% 75.8 fps	MRender 77.2 Gravity 76.2 Splatting 74.7 62% 76 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 41 55 76 73 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18% Very poor	Read 198 Write 166 Mixed 166 SusWrite 60.4 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 9.2 19% 4.67 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 86%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55 14,577 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 134GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 56 57 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 58.3 Write 28.2 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 56.2 33% 44.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 44%
ST1500DM 003-9YN16G 1.5TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 793GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 175 175 176 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 176 Write 124 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 175 183% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 61% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 67%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 32GB 7,326 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 29GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 4.1 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	3.76% Terrible	Read 14 Write 7 Mixed 10 SusWrite 3.8 11% 8.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.6 33% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.76% Great: 20%

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 as expected (56^th percentile)	43.9% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.6 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.9% 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	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: 64% - Good

Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $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