Asus M5A78L LE

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	39.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L LE (all builds)
Memory	0.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130522
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '18 at 11:33
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^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 X6 1100T-$340 12,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 83.2 1-Core 49.3 2-Core 99 50% 77.2 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 269 28% 226 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 3604) 3GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.7% Below average	Lighting 47 Reflection 43.5 Parallax 54 38% 48.2 fps	MRender 55.6 Gravity 57.3 Splatting 45.2 42% 52.7 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 61 54 61 63 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 174 Write 124 Mixed 123 SusWrite 63.8 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 33 4K Mixed 19.3 67% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 19.8 DQ Write 43.3 DQ Mixed 22.5 20% 28.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 48%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 3GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 40 40 41 44 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 112 Write 37.8 Mixed 69 SusWrite 43.5 49% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 26GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 92 91 92 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 106 Write 55.8 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 91.4 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 113%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 67GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 39 40 41 44 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	Read 49 Write 46 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 42.2 32% 43.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 43%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 73GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 68 68 70 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 70.3 Write 69.5 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 69.1 47% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 83%
WD Elements 107C 5TB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 366GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 23 Write 22.7 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 22.7 30% 22 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.5% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 11.7 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 4.9 SC Mixed 7.3 17% 6.1 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 65%

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

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L LE

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	34x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	27x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	11x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	9x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	9x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	12x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	56x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	27x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	25x

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Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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