Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.9% 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	53.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	15.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '19 at 21:31
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 72.4 2-Core 139 60% 98.2 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 336 36% 284 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3354) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Lighting 37.8 Reflection 25.4 Parallax 31.9 31% 31.7 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 33.4 Splatting 32.3 28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 90 95 91 92 88 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 220 Write 121 Mixed 154 SusWrite 89.9 32% 146 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 57.5 4K Mixed 31.8 110% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 94 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 100 78% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 73%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 501GB free Firmware: JE4OA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 78 78 81 81 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 86 Write 82 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 78.6 53% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 53%
Hitachi HDS721050DLE630 500GB 10,673 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 296GB free Firmware: MS1OA650 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 134 133 134 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 148 Write 148 Mixed 30 SusWrite 130 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 128GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 109 109 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 114 Write 111 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 108 73% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 70%

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 (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 15 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 12.6 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 97%

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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%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	535x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	206x
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 $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	425x
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 $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