Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 38% Jet ski	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.11% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	27% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111130
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '22 at 15:54
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	72%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Memory 64 1-Core 18.5 2-Core 74.4 34% 52.3 Pts	4-Core 120 8-Core 134 17% 127 Pts	64-Core 155 10% 155 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6570 19,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% AMD(1002 010A) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	2.11% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 4.8 2% 3.13 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 4.9 Splatting 3.1 3% 3.3 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 2.11% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$144 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 59 77 70 74 82 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27% Poor	Read 190 Write 158 Mixed 161 SusWrite 72.1 33% 146 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 11.7 46% 12.7 MB/s	DQ Read 28.8 DQ Write 14.6 DQ Mixed 22.3 16% 21.9 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 128%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$144 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 64 78 70 77 85 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.1% Poor	Read 187 Write 151 Mixed 153 SusWrite 75.2 32% 142 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 10.8 43% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 28.3 DQ Write 12.4 DQ Mixed 25.8 18% 22.2 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 128%
Amd-raid WDC WD20EZBX-75A 2TB 962 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 129GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 65 78 70 77 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 121 Write 119 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 75.7 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 1.2 444% 4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 135%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 64 76 68 71 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 134 Write 114 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 72.6 72% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 855GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 84 106 94 99 111 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 138 Write 120 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 99 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 84%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 2TB 375 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 129GB free, PID b301 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 9 9.5 8.7 9.7 9.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 51.6 Write 20.9 Mixed 12.3 SusWrite 9.3 26% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.5 33% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 53%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 1TB 2,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 802GB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 9.4 10 8.9 9.9 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 51.3 Write 20.8 Mixed 19 SusWrite 9.7 28% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.6 38% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 54%
CT500MX5 00SSD1 500GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 338GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 10 10 8.8 9.8 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 50.7 Write 21.9 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 9.8 30% 26.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 2.2 102% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 173%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 14.8 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 4.7 SC Mixed 8.2 17% 6.1 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 65%

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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 $90Bench 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 $28Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16