Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 2% 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 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 55.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.09% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20111130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '15 at 12:17
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	7%

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 FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Memory 83.3 1-Core 62.4 2-Core 108 54% 84.4 Pts	4-Core 161 8-Core 184 22% 172 Pts	64-Core 192 12% 192 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 7900 GS 538 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Nvidia(10DE 0370) 256MB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.768 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.09% Terrible	Lighting 2.03 Reflection 1.12 Parallax 0.19 2% 1.11 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.09% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 922GB free Firmware: AX0A4M Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1736 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2219 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 4237 (0A) Spinup retry count 144 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2193 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1202 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 28 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 5551 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 227633922082 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 91 91 3963 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 262 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	16.8% Very poor	Read 47.4 Write 11.1 Mixed 21.5 20% 26.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 0.75 4K Mixed 0.12 46% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 62%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 540GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 160 158 4983 (04) Start/Stop count 83 83 17943 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 69 69 22694 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 85 85 15959 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 323 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 17943 (C2) HDA temperature 106 95 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	29.9% Poor	Read 73.2 Write 31.4 Mixed 39 36% 47.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.04 4K Write 0.04 4K Mixed 0.02 4% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 0740 500GB 3,483 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 189GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	8.55% Terrible	Read 24.6 Write 21.9 Mixed 21.2 28% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.03 4K Write 0.06 4K Mixed 0.04 4% 0.04 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 8.55% Great: 36%

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 (57^th percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 15.5 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 11.3 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 65%

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	52x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	30x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	25x

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	15x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	11x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	10x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x
SSD 128GBBench 64%, 3,975 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	118x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	68x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	16x

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Total price: $275

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $183	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