Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 54.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '17 at 14:02
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 X2 270-$20 6,369 User benchmarks, average bench 43% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Memory 89.9 1-Core 59.8 2-Core 116 57% 88.7 Pts	4-Core 116 8-Core 118 16% 117 Pts	64-Core 116 7% 116 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 50%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics 21,841 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8388) 256MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.49% Terrible	Lighting 0.5 Reflection 1.38 Parallax 0.28 0% 0.72 fps	MRender 0.81 Gravity 0.37 Splatting 1.13 1% 0.77 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.49% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$140 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: LE1i Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4329327038595 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 864 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 83 (B7) Unknown 100 100 4 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 83 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 269241 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 57 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 269241 (F2) Unknown 100 100 368146 (F9) Unknown 100 100 6230	34.2% Below average	Read 175 Write 165 Mixed 159 37% 166 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 24.1 4K Mixed 11.8 50% 16.8 MB/s	DQ Read 26.9 DQ Write 67.6 DQ Mixed 11.5 19% 35.3 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 88%

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 (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.2% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 11.7 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 9.9 25% 8.67 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 97%

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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 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX - $200

CPU
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	50x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	47x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	27x

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	28x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	13x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	13x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
Sata III 128GBIntensoBench 67%, 2,059 samples	7x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	6x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	149x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	39x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	26x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $338

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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