Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 0% 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 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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.76% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a 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.

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

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '21 at 09:53
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	14%

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 Athlon II X2 260 5,317 User benchmarks, average bench 42% AM3, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Memory 82.8 1-Core 46.1 2-Core 95.2 49% 74.7 Pts	4-Core 94.5 8-Core 94.6 13% 94.6 Pts	64-Core 95.4 6% 95.4 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 49%

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: atiu9p64 aticfx64 atiu9pag aticfx32 atiumd64 atidxx64 atiumdag atidxx32 atiumdva atiumd6a atitmm64 Ver. 8.710.0.0 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	0.76% Terrible	Lighting 1 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 0.4 1% 1.03 fps	MRender 0.8 Gravity 0.7 Splatting 0.9 1% 0.8 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.76% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Fc-1307 SD to CF Adapter SPEED V1.4 32GB 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: Rev 1.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 0.8 1.4 2.7 2.8 2.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	9.12% Terrible	Read 28.3 Write 7.5 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 2 8% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 209% 1.63 MB/s

Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$32 16,844 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 30GB free Firmware: 3.CHF SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 46 46 45 45 45 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 57.1 Write 33.5 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 45.1 32% 43.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 42%
Samsung HD080HJ 80GB-$25 4,646 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 35GB free Firmware: WT100-33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 46 46 45 45 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 47.3 Write 52.4 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 45.1 34% 45.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 32%
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105 18,464 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 35GB free Firmware: 10.01E03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 1.9 2.8 3.9 3.9 3.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 46.8 Write 47.8 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 3.1 25% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 123% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 33%
Generic- SD/MMC 16GB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 2GB free, PID 0119 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 16 16 16 17 16 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	8.55% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 16.4 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 16.2 23% 16.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 64% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.55% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x4GB 154,807 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	24.5% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 7.2 22% 7.63 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6.8 20% 6.9 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 48%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX - $200

CPU
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	50x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	47x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	27x

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	28x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	13x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	13x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
Sata III 128GBIntensoBench 67%, 2,059 samples	7x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	6x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	149x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	39x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	26x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $338

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 $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