Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

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Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120820
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '18 at 04:16
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 83.6 1-Core 65 2-Core 109 55% 85.8 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 253 29% 225 Pts	64-Core 249 15% 249 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 295GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 63 68 72 68 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 122 Write 120 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 69.1 65% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 88%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 119GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 64 69 72 69 72 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 78.7 Write 69.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 69.5 50% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 58%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 926 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 279GB free, PID 0475 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 24.8 Write 23.3 Mixed 23 SusWrite 15.7 29% 21.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 20%
WD Ext HDD 1021 2.5TB 317 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 169GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 23.3 Write 20.2 Mixed 20.3 SusWrite 15 26% 19.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	43.2% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9.6 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 65%

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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 $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 $179	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