Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.4% 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	32.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140911
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '18 at 19:57
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	55%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 67.8 2-Core 126 56% 91.4 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 370 36% 299 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32.4% Below average	Lighting 35.4 Reflection 28.9 Parallax 31.6 29% 32 fps	MRender 40.3 Gravity 36.1 Splatting 61.2 39% 45.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS90 0 240GB SSD 400 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS90 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 47 56 48 72 23 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.4% Below average	Read 211 Write 134 Mixed 134 SusWrite 60.6 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 33.5 4K Mixed 10.8 53% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 79.3 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 44.4 50% 82.9 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 92%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 5GB free Firmware: 521A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 212 Write 152 Mixed 163 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 34.2 4K Mixed 21 70% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 106 86% 123 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 104GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 49 129 65 115 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 147 Write 150 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 86.7 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 107%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$84 6,631 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 42GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 38 40 44 101 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	26.2% Poor	Read 30.5 Write 35 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 61 28% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 36% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 85%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 133GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 34 35 32 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 34.5 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 33.3 44% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.7% Average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 10.5 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 97%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	52x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	30x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	25x

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	15x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	11x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	10x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x
SSD 128GBBench 64%, 3,975 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	118x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	68x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	16x

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Total price: $275

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