Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.4% 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	26.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 21:41
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th 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 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 86 1-Core 67.1 2-Core 127 58% 93.4 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 206 26% 198 Pts	64-Core 206 13% 206 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.4.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 50.4 Parallax 54.6 37% 50.3 fps	MRender 50.5 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 36.4 34% 43 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 86 44 50 51 51 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.7% Poor	Read 200 Write 97.2 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 73.7 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 19.1 4K Mixed 10 45% 14.6 MB/s	DQ Read 10.8 DQ Write 17 DQ Mixed 11.7 10% 13.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 85%
WD WD5002ABYS-02B1B0 500GB 8,392 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 465GB free Firmware: 02.03B03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 113 113 112 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 113 Write 104 Mixed 72 SusWrite 112 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 64%

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 (49^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 13 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 10.9 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 65%

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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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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	538x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	207x
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	55x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	30x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	427x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	391x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	266x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $324

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16