Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	42.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680x1050x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '18 at 21:29
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 85.7 1-Core 43.4 2-Core 89.2 48% 72.8 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 175 24% 177 Pts	64-Core 171 11% 171 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% PwrHis(1787 201C) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.3.2 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 18% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0AB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9708 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1562 (B1) Unknown 95 95 51 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 59 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 95 95 4169 (EB) Unknown 99 99 166 (F1) Unknown 99 99 14326862769	42.5% Average	Read 210 Write 145 Mixed 138 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 34.2 4K Mixed 13.5 80% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 30.1 DQ Write 52.9 DQ Mixed 11.7 17% 31.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 108%
Samsung HD300LJ 300GB-$25 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 279GB free Firmware: ZT100-13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 253 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 7808 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 924 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 912 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 478 (BE) vendor-specific 71 47 29 (C2) HDA temperature 151 79 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 14846 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 253 253 0	30.5% Below average	Read 52.5 Write 53.4 Mixed 39.2 36% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.41 89% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 34%
JetFlash TS16GJFV60 16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	4.66% Terrible	Read 13.5 Write 7.5 Mixed 9.22 12% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.24 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.02 17% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.66% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x4GB 154,807 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	24.8% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 6.9 22% 7.73 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 6.6 19% 6.57 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 52%

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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 LX3 - $147

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	536x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	207x
FX-4300AMD $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples	152x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	180x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	107x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	75x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	54x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	30x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	427x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	391x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	266x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $281

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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