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 way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	34.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160505
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '18 at 18:50
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Memory 52.1 1-Core 48.7 2-Core 128 43% 76.4 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 261 32% 242 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 145 120 137 136 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	34.6% Below average	Read 191 Write 150 Mixed 156 SusWrite 131 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 36.1 4K Mixed 11.7 57% 20.9 MB/s	DQ Read 24.5 DQ Write 65.5 DQ Mixed 12.4 19% 34.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 72%
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 50GB free Firmware: Q0627A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 180 36 46 38 39 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	25.3% Poor	Read 183 Write 179 Mixed 23 SusWrite 83.1 26% 117 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 11.8 4K Mixed 8.9 40% 11.8 MB/s	DQ Read 27.8 DQ Write 14.3 DQ Mixed 1.1 6% 14.4 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 83%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 128GB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 23GB free, PID a212 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 21 25 21 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	8.78% Terrible	Read 23.7 Write 4.5 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 21.5 21% 16.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.1 48% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 8.78% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	23.9% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 8.4 24% 8.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 5.8 17% 5.97 GB/s	Latency 153 26% 153 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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