Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	13.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '18 at 20:48
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core-$40 5,908 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 82.8 1-Core 63.4 2-Core 117 55% 87.8 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 242 29% 222 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Asus(1043 0429) 1GB CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.11.1 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Lighting 16.3 Reflection 17.2 Parallax 24.4 13% 19.3 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 15 Splatting 18.6 13% 15.7 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 0 134 146 64 56 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 930GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 109 106 109 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 104 Write 114 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 108 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 930GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 123 125 124 125 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 113 Write 113 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 121 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 68%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$39 12,609 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 135 136 138 136 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 137 Write 129 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 137 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 86%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 3.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 21.8 Write 23.5 Mixed 23 SusWrite 15.9 29% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 72%
Seagate Portable 500GB 3,247 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 465GB free, PID 2300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 26.8 Write 25.3 Mixed 15 SusWrite 16.1 27% 20.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 52% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 19%

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)	43.6% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 11.8 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 61%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	506x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	324x
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 $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	48x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	354x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	345x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	309x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $128

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