Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16.2% 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	63.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20170304
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '19 at 21:58
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370E-$471 5,639 User benchmarks, average bench 60% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 60.7 2-Core 114 54% 86 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 292 31% 247 Pts	64-Core 317 20% 317 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 360-$100 26,726 User benchmarks, average bench 18% XFX(1682 7360) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Lighting 19.1 Reflection 24.3 Parallax 23.6 16% 22.3 fps	MRender 21.6 Gravity 16.9 Splatting 24.7 18% 21.1 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280 1TB 769 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0330B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 271 271 10 3.4 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 350 Write 233 Mixed 276 SusWrite 152 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 62 4K Mixed 24.4 107% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 0 51% 123 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 120%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 39GB free Firmware: 0003HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 76 85 94 87 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 110 Write 93.7 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 87.8 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 192GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 121 124 124 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 103 Write 126 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 122 67% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.7 224% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 39GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 74 59 53 66 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 3.5 Write 52.3 Mixed 3.8 SusWrite 70.9 23% 32.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 69%

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 (36^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.3% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 8 24% 8.47 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 8.5 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 67%

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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 $30Bench 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

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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