Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.4% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '19 at 15:36
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	57% Above average	Memory 78.2 1-Core 61.6 2-Core 112 53% 84 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 290 30% 242 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 1958) 2GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22.4% Poor	Lighting 27.3 Reflection 27 Parallax 23.3 22% 25.9 fps	MRender 31.6 Gravity 25.9 Splatting 26.8 23% 28.1 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 637GB free Firmware: AX0A4M SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 31 26 43 61 76 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 104 Write 87.2 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 45 49% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 57%
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 320GB-$150 10,092 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: JPFOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 51 35 21 8.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 81.5 Write 73.2 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 34.7 42% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.8% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 7.5 22% 7.63 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 6.9 18% 6.4 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 67%

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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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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	125x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	49x
FX-4300AMD $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples	42x

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	26x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	25x
RX 550AMD $79Bench 14%, 79,894 samples	24x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	26x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	113x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	69x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	56x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $75

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