Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 55.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.03% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS (all builds)
Memory	1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130427
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '19 at 08:36
Run Duration	382 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Memory 81.4 1-Core 48.4 2-Core 96.6 49% 75.5 Pts	4-Core 172 8-Core 184 24% 178 Pts	64-Core 191 12% 191 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% EVGA(3842 1302) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.03% Terrible	Lighting 1.07 Reflection 2.23 Parallax 0.47 1% 1.26 fps	MRender 2.57 Gravity 0.73 Splatting 1.65 1% 1.65 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 1.03% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 219GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 14 19 25 26 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 27.8 Write 39.5 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 19.8 21% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 51% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 112%
OOS3000G 3TB 532 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: OOS1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 81 74 86 86 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 140 Write 128 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 80.9 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 822GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 75 86 87 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 188 Write 146 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 84 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 112%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3TB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 69 65 74 74 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 144 Write 142 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 69.6 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 86%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 163GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 69 65 73 74 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 96.8 Write 92.7 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 69.6 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 69%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 877GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 60 66 68 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 6 Write 63.6 Mixed 8 SusWrite 64.6 26% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 73%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 986GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 12 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 23.9 Write 22.8 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 13.2 27% 20.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 424GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 14 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	8.42% Terrible	Read 23.5 Write 22.6 Mixed 20.2 SusWrite 12.7 26% 19.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 49% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 8.42% Great: 53%

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 below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.1% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 8.6 24% 8.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 7.3 19% 6.53 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 65%

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

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Typical M5A78L-M LX PLUS Builds (Compare 242 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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