Asus M5A78L-M LE

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 48.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	10.2% 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	13.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LE (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131127
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '20 at 13:58
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 850 1,360 User benchmarks, average bench 49% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Memory 70.6 1-Core 44.3 2-Core 90.7 44% 68.5 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 164 21% 161 Pts	64-Core 159 10% 159 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% MSI(1462 2610) 1GB CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1075 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Lighting 11.4 Reflection 13.3 Parallax 3.38 9% 9.36 fps	MRender 15.9 Gravity 11.9 Splatting 15.6 12% 14.4 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 20 41 64 63 64 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	13.2% Very poor	Read 156 Write 134 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 44.8 19% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 5.3 13% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 92%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$16 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 83GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 18 56 67 67 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 68.7 Write 73.5 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 50 43% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 60%
MEDION WiFi HDD 1TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 409GB free, PID 0701 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	9.88% Terrible	Read 24 Write 23.3 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 7.8 24% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 9.88% Great: 45%
Generic USB SD Reader 32GB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 21GB free, PID 6377 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 7.1 6.9 7.2 7.1 7.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	5.19% Terrible	Read 14.5 Write 0.2 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 7.1 7% 6.58 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1.6 74% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.19% Great: 17%
Maxtor OneTouch 300GB 43GB free, PID 7310 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.8% Very poor	Read 24 Write 23.2 Mixed 19.6 SusWrite 7.8 24% 18.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.2 158% 1.7 MB/s

Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 500GB 133GB free, PID 0475 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	10.6% Very poor	Read 24.3 Write 23.5 Mixed 21 SusWrite 7.8 25% 19.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s

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 below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.9% Poor	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 10.1 28% 9.63 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 8 19% 6.73 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 65%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LE

CPU
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	18x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	15x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	15x

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	12x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	5x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x
Green 120GB (2018)WD $59Bench 43%, 69,933 samples	4x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	4x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	50x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	25x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	11x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $140

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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