Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110920
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '19 at 03:44
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	55% Above average	Memory 77.6 1-Core 62.1 2-Core 107 52% 82.2 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 192 26% 191 Pts	64-Core 185 12% 185 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E221) 2GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Lighting 25.9 Reflection 27.5 Parallax 30.6 21% 28 fps	MRender 24.4 Gravity 20.6 Splatting 32.6 22% 25.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 870GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 122 146 168 183 171 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 164 Mixed 81 SusWrite 145 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 112%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA380 320GB-$36 4,086 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 298GB free Firmware: V54OA7BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 71 71 70 70 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 68.8 Write 69 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 70.1 46% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 40%

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 as expected (59^th percentile)	42.6% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.7 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 85.1 47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.6% 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

Gaming 5%

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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 $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 $182	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) $30	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