Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '19 at 04:04
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 85.5 1-Core 49.1 2-Core 96.5 51% 77 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 189 26% 193 Pts	64-Core 179 11% 179 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 600 15,964 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 0835) 1GB CLim: 640 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 377.83 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.13% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 1.12 3% 3.28 fps	MRender 5.48 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 2.83 3% 4.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.13% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 81 73 77 83 77 MB/s Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.2% Average	Read 194 Write 200 Mixed 196 SusWrite 84.1 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 12.5 73% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 0.1 37% 89.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 86%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 729GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 107 Write 106 Mixed 38 SusWrite 79.4 108% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 44%
SAMSUNG HM320JI 320GB 270GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 40 40 40 40 41 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.8% Poor	Read 57.8 Write 59.2 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 39.3 64% 48.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.8 MB/s

WDC WD50 00LPVX-00V0T 500GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 444GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 97 96 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 93.4 Write 93.6 Mixed 49.6 SusWrite 96.4 112% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% null MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.1% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 11.6 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 8.1 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 54%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - $53

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	511x
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	310x

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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 $176	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16