Asus M5A78L LE

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 54.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	22.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L LE (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '18 at 14:02
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X3 460-$150 1,087 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads Base clock 3.95 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Memory 80.7 1-Core 57.5 2-Core 114 53% 84.2 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 168 23% 169 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GOODRAM 480GB 1,234 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 32 26 26 40 48 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22.7% Poor	Read 155 Write 19.7 Mixed 130 SusWrite 34.8 19% 85 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 13 4K Mixed 9.1 42% 12.6 MB/s	DQ Read 22.5 DQ Write 55.1 DQ Mixed 9 15% 28.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 130%
WD WD3200JB-00KFA0 320GB 343 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 88GB free Firmware: 08.05J08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 46 44 44 41 38 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 55.9 Write 54.7 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 42.4 36% 48.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 35%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 363GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 52 52 47 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 112 Write 80 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 55.8 58% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 87%
ADATA HD710 1TB 3,736 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 539GB free, PID a15a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 108 107 105 105 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 48.4 Write 104 Mixed 45.4 SusWrite 101 109% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.5 146% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.2% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 13 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 9.6 25% 8.63 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 21%

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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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Value: 80% - Very good

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