Asus M5A78L-M LX V2

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


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 58.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX V2 (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120326
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '18 at 12:59
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Memory 84.1 1-Core 64.4 2-Core 109 55% 86 Pts	4-Core 189 8-Core 188 25% 188 Pts	64-Core 183 11% 183 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 220 19,671 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Nvidia(10DE 072F) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	2.97% Terrible	Lighting 3.43 Reflection 5.42 Parallax 1.41 3% 3.42 fps	MRender 5.95 Gravity 2.53 Splatting 3.83 3% 4.1 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.97% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 152 164 165 162 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	40.7% Average	Read 199 Write 161 Mixed 134 SusWrite 156 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 33.4 4K Mixed 18.3 71% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 21.7 DQ Write 44.9 DQ Mixed 22.7 20% 29.8 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3750840AS 750GB 797 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 653GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 70 72 72 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 69.4 Write 32 Mixed 44.1 SusWrite 70.2 40% 53.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 42%
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB 13,068 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 233GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 91 92 94 94 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 91.9 Write 53.7 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 91.6 52% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 53%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 24 23 24 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 22.7 Write 21.5 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 23.6 16% 22.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 188% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 65%
73 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 42GB free, PID 0903 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	8.32% Terrible	Read 28.4 Write 14.9 Mixed 18.4 SusWrite 15.5 24% 19.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.32% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	43.4% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 16.2 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.4 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 65%

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Gaming 19%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 15%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX V2

CPU
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	43x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	29x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	16x
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	14x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	12x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	5x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	105x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	47x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	21x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $144

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 $46

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