Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.6% 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	45.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160505
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '19 at 18:15
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 69.5 2-Core 135 61% 98.3 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 322 35% 277 Pts	64-Core 313 19% 313 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% PowerColor(148C 2015) ≥ 4GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10.2 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Lighting 25.9 Reflection 27.8 Parallax 33.7 21% 29.2 fps	MRender 25.6 Gravity 21.7 Splatting 33 22% 26.8 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 114 112 113 114 100 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	45.4% Average	Read 168 Write 149 Mixed 154 SusWrite 109 33% 145 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 28.7 95% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 27.3 DQ Write 71.4 DQ Mixed 35 31% 44.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 81GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 126 126 126 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 90 Write 93.8 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 126 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 74%

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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	44.9% Average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 15.2 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 12.1 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.9% 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%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	536x
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	54x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $281

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