Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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	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 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.

High background CPU (29%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120821
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '18 at 02:19
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th 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 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 85.4 1-Core 58.6 2-Core 112 54% 85.2 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 276 30% 238 Pts	64-Core 275 17% 275 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% XFX(1682 7260) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.100.0.0 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Lighting 29.2 Reflection 32.9 Parallax 34 24% 32 fps	MRender 25.2 Gravity 27.7 Splatting 24.2 21% 25.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Maxtor STM3160215AS 160GB 8,567 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4.AAB SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 43 36 56 56 52 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	29.6% Poor	Read 56.2 Write 54.4 Mixed 33.9 SusWrite 46.8 35% 47.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 41%
Samsung HD161GJ 160GB-$25 14,710 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 134GB free Firmware: 1AC01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 106 107 108 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 108 Write 79.7 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 108 65% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 62%
Samsung HM321HI 320GB-$90 12,451 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 245GB free Firmware: 2AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 77 77 77 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 73.8 Write 35.3 Mixed 44.4 SusWrite 77 42% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 50%

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 (88^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	MC Read 17 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 12.5 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 46%

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Workstation 5%

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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 $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	26x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	112x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	69x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	56x

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Value: 64% - Good

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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