Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '19 at 18:16
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 81.8 1-Core 62 2-Core 116 54% 86.4 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 242 28% 220 Pts	64-Core 261 16% 261 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% PNY(196E 1119) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	4.77% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 6.46 Parallax 7.25 5% 6.47 fps	MRender 3.86 Gravity 6.97 Splatting 7 5% 5.94 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.77% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 729GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 100 138 156 152 168 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	68% Good	Read 97 Write 105 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 139 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.4 424% 3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 464GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 142 155 157 156 157 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 122 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 153 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 112%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 722GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 98 97 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	40% Average	Read 98.8 Write 62.2 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 97.6 102% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 42%
PI-239 USB 2.0 Drive 500GB 682 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 398GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 24 23 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	9.59% Terrible	Read 22.3 Write 20.2 Mixed 15.3 SusWrite 23.1 27% 20.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 22% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.59% Great: 22%

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 (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.7% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 14.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 10.6 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.7% 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%

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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 $29Bench 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 $133	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