Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 3% 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 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 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.14% 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.
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 (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110815
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '23 at 16:54
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	KNA-User
Background CPU	50%

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 Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Memory 74.9 1-Core 52 2-Core 102 48% 76.3 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 164 21% 158 Pts	64-Core 163 10% 163 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112 69,673 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Palit(1569 0FC6) 1GB CLim: 1071 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 474.64 Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	8.14% Terrible	Lighting 9 Reflection 11.8 Parallax 10.6 7% 10.5 fps	MRender 13.5 Gravity 11.9 Splatting 10.7 10% 12 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.14% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
V-GEN10SM21SCY128HY 128GB 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: U1013A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 63 37 58 61 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Hitachi HTS543225L9A300 250GB-$30 4,341 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 98GB free Firmware: FBEOC40C SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 50 49 50 50 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	23% Poor	Read 30.3 Write 34.7 Mixed 16.9 SusWrite 49.7 24% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 36%
WD3200A 320GB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 207GB free Firmware: 01.01R.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 50 49 50 50 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 67 Write 59.2 Mixed 48.6 SusWrite 49.8 42% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 58%

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 (40^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 12.4 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 9 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 89.8 45% 89.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	19.9"	1600 837	HWP3292 HP 20vx

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

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 $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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16