Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160505
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '19 at 19:28
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X3 455-$90 3,733 User benchmarks, average bench 45% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50.2% Above average	Memory 75.9 1-Core 48.4 2-Core 97.8 47% 74 Pts	4-Core 146 8-Core 135 19% 140 Pts	64-Core 143 9% 143 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8A9F) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.41% Terrible	Lighting 4.13 Reflection 5.04 Parallax 1.19 3% 3.45 fps	MRender 6 Gravity 4.33 Splatting 3.09 4% 4.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.41% Great: 7%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 120GB-$31 13,685 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM11.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 141 68 67 68 68 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.2% Below average	Read 196 Write 142 Mixed 143 SusWrite 95.7 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 33.1 4K Mixed 19.3 68% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 24.5 DQ Write 44 DQ Mixed 26 22% 31.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 10GB 21,027 User benchmarks, average bench 31% null MHz 8192, 2048 MB Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.7% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 6.3 MC Mixed 7.1 21% 7.4 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 5.4 SC Mixed 5.7 16% 5.53 GB/s	Latency 88.4 45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 45%

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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%

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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