Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.17% 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.
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	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170304
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 21:54
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 134 61% 98 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 291 31% 246 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 783 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	8.17% Terrible	Lighting 9.53 Reflection 11.1 Parallax 8 8% 9.54 fps	MRender 12.5 Gravity 9.87 Splatting 10.7 9% 11 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 8.17% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 154GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 88 102 104 105 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 90.5 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 100 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 65%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB 7,087 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 850GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04.01G01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 37 37 41 37 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 58.3 Write 55.8 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 38.5 34% 45.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 63%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB 7,087 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 694GB free Firmware: 04.01G01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 39 41 43 40 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 41.6 Write 45.6 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 41.2 28% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	41.2% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 13.7 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.7 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 46%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	125x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	49x
FX-4300AMD $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples	42x

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	26x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	25x
RX 550AMD $79Bench 14%, 79,894 samples	24x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	26x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	113x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	69x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	56x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $75

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