Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141202
Uptime	9.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '20 at 17:21
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Memory 78.5 1-Core 62.6 2-Core 116 54% 85.9 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 180 24% 177 Pts	64-Core 178 11% 178 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 58%

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: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.49% Terrible	Lighting 0.5 Reflection 1.12 Parallax 0.16 0% 0.59 fps	MRender 0.81 Gravity 0.37 Splatting 1.09 1% 0.75 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.49% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB 15,164 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 32 109 83 4.8 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 206 Write 159 Mixed 115 SusWrite 42.7 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 11.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 512% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 160%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 56GB free Firmware: CC94 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 58 58 58 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 58.5 Write 55.7 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 57.3 38% 52.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 314GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 83 75 76 78 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 51.7 Write 70.2 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 77.7 48% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.4 148% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 90%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 97 97 95 97 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 85.2 Write 81.5 Mixed 60 SusWrite 96.1 59% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 1,000 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 205GB free, PID 231a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 103 106 107 109 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 90 Write 120 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 100 130% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 166% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 56%
UFD 3.0 Silicon-Power128 127GB 264 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 31GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 8.8 21 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 23 Write 15.8 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 15.8 25% 19 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.3 87% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 43%
LaCie d2 Quadra v3C 3TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free, PID 107e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 76 73 78 72 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 99.5 Write 92.3 Mixed 54 SusWrite 77 106% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 11.5 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 9.8 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 50%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 50%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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