Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


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 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 41.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	27.8% 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	33.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140911
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '18 at 04:17
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

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-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	41.3% Average	Memory 67.3 1-Core 23.4 2-Core 32.4 31% 41 Pts	4-Core 85.8 8-Core 138 14% 112 Pts	64-Core 144 9% 144 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Zotac(19DA 1376) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Lighting 34.5 Reflection 33.2 Parallax 33.7 28% 33.8 fps	MRender 36.4 Gravity 31.4 Splatting 31.8 27% 33.2 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 86 92 90 95 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	33.6% Below average	Read 187 Write 177 Mixed 155 SusWrite 89 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 24.2 4K Mixed 18.7 61% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 26 DQ Write 46.7 DQ Mixed 31.1 25% 34.6 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 88 93 91 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 80.5 Write 130 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 90 65% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.6 211% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 2TB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 486GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 42 43 42 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	50% Average	Read 131 Write 132 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 42.9 59% 82 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 154 158 165 163 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 106 Write 124 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 159 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.8 277% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 90%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 117 121 120 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 154 Write 152 Mixed 31 SusWrite 118 146% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 109% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 55%
ST3000DM 001-1ER166 3TB 134 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 4.7 4.1 1.1 1.1 0.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 177 Write 174 Mixed 85 SusWrite 2.9 135% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 73%
HGST HUS 724040ALA640 4TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 120 123 123 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 176 Write 178 Mixed 87 SusWrite 121 184% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 56%
HGST HDN 726060ALE614 6TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 12 9.4 5.6 7.5 6.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 204 Write 207 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 9 154% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.2 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 81%

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 way below expectations (7^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 12.9 32% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 8.2 18% 6.23 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 97%

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Desktop 50%

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Workstation 5%

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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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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $275

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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