Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.2% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140911
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '19 at 22:48
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Memory 83.1 1-Core 64.9 2-Core 116 56% 87.9 Pts	4-Core 125 8-Core 151 18% 138 Pts	64-Core 173 11% 173 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 360-$100 26,726 User benchmarks, average bench 18% MSI(1462 8098) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1625 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.3.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Lighting 24.7 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 28.9 20% 28 fps	MRender 28 Gravity 22.2 Splatting 33 23% 27.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 389GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 40 29 36 34 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 95.2 Write 73 Mixed 46 SusWrite 34.2 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 69%
Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB 5,186 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 59 64 62 64 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 79.8 Write 68.7 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 62.2 47% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 103%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 426GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 65 62 64 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 68.3 Write 70.7 Mixed 44 SusWrite 62.3 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 69%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 621GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 41 34 40 37 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	Read 53.7 Write 46.5 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 37.5 34% 45.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 51%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 572GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 27 Write 28 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 27.5 20% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 173% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 104%

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 (48^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 12.7 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 65%

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

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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 $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