Asus M5A78L-M LE/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	11.8% 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	40.3% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170304
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '21 at 16:29
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 83.5 1-Core 42.5 2-Core 115 50% 80.2 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 197 26% 197 Pts	64-Core 194 12% 194 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% MSI(1462 2710) 1GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Lighting 14.6 Reflection 18.6 Parallax 22.8 12% 18.7 fps	MRender 14.3 Gravity 16.3 Splatting 12.5 12% 14.4 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 64 72 73 76 71 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.3% Average	Read 229 Write 161 Mixed 160 SusWrite 70.9 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 13.5 76% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 95.2 DQ Mixed 27.1 41% 76.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 72%
WD WD3003FZEX-00Z4SA0 802GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 65 72 74 76 71 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 143 Write 140 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 71.4 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128 11,448 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 279GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 65 72 74 76 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 85 Write 66.3 Mixed 76 SusWrite 71.4 56% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 16.1 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 12 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 65%

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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 22%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LE/USB3

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	67x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	66x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	32x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	14x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	13x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	6x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	5x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	99x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	72x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	25x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $177

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16