Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	77.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	48.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140911
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 00:30
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63.1% Good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 107 54% 85.5 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 426 41% 340 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% PNY(196E 11A0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.1% Very good	Lighting 95.4 Reflection 106 Parallax 90.4 78% 97.3 fps	MRender 93.4 Gravity 93.4 Splatting 91.6 76% 92.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 162 152 158 177 195 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.2% Average	Read 225 Write 204 Mixed 109 SusWrite 166 40% 176 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 48.7 4K Mixed 28.2 85% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 30.1 DQ Write 65.7 DQ Mixed 34.3 30% 43.4 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 128%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 611GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 133 133 138 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 141 Write 133 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 133 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 85%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 22 23 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 22.7 Write 23.7 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 23.3 31% 22.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 61%

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 below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24.6% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 7.2 24% 8.23 GB/s	SC Read 2.3 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 6.6 14% 4.93 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 65%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical M5A78L-M LX PLUS Builds (Compare 242 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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