Asus M5A78L-M LX V2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX V2 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '21 at 19:40
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 67.7 2-Core 124 57% 91.5 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 326 32% 265 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 61.9 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 62.6 50% 64.4 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 54.7 50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 77 111 116 118 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 123 Write 138 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 109 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 75%
WD WD3200JS-63PDB1 320GB 3,111 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 133GB free Firmware: 21.00M21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 60 60 61 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 18.3 Write 30.5 Mixed 20 SusWrite 60.4 24% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 68% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 36%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 505GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 13 15 13 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 28.1 Write 24.6 Mixed 19.8 SusWrite 13.9 28% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.4 146% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 52%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 51GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 12 15 13 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 25.5 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 13.8 30% 23.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 43%
SMI USB DISK 3.1 64GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 59GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 3.3 11 0.1 9.4 2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	9.91% Terrible	Read 28.5 Write 3.3 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 5.7 19% 16.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2 122% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.91% Great: 46%

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 above expectations (67^th percentile)	45.8% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 15.8 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 11.8 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 65%

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

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Gaming 19%

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Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 15%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX V2

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	43x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	29x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	16x
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	14x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	12x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	5x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	105x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	47x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	21x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $177

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16