Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR (all builds)
Memory	1.7 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170304
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 13 '21 at 20:02
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 85.2 1-Core 47.6 2-Core 89 49% 73.9 Pts	4-Core 163 8-Core 230 25% 197 Pts	64-Core 243 15% 243 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% PNY(196E 119F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.3% Above average	Lighting 66.1 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 65 54% 66.6 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 61.5 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03150010 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 28.7 Write 104 Mixed 7.2 10% 46.5 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 33.2 4K Mixed 25.9 72% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 30.9 DQ Write 51.8 DQ Mixed 35.9 29% 39.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 60GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 56 58 59 55 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 50 Write 60.2 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 56 36% 49.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 59%
Seagate ST320LM001 HN-M320MBB 320GB 6,367 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 13GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 16 20 19 32 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 15.5 Write 37.2 Mixed 25 SusWrite 25.9 19% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 98% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 51%
Samsung M3 Portable 500GB 4,300 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 104GB free, PID 61b3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 24.5 Write 17.3 Mixed 22 SusWrite 23.9 30% 21.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	33% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 10.7 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 2 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 7.5 14% 4.9 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33% 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 $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

Total price: $75

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