Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 3% 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 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 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.14% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '19 at 22:10
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	37%

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-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Memory 68.5 1-Core 61.7 2-Core 120 50% 83.4 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 207 27% 205 Pts	64-Core 193 12% 193 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Sapphire(174B E263) ≥ 4GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.11.1 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	6.14% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 8.5 Parallax 8.94 6% 8.28 fps	MRender 7.81 Gravity 6.67 Splatting 8.52 6% 7.67 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.14% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE450000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 191 Write 143 Mixed 117 33% 150 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 14.8 4K Mixed 17 55% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 19.5 DQ Write 24.1 DQ Mixed 16.3 14% 20 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 53%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 164GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 84 84 86 85 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 75.7 Write 59.4 Mixed 42 SusWrite 83.1 48% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 52%
Maxtor STM3160215AS 160GB 8,567 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 148GB free Firmware: 4.AAB SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 73 72 72 72 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 67 Write 12.1 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 71.2 34% 45.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 41%
Seagate Portable 500GB 793 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 50GB free, PID 2332 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 25 24 25 25 24 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 23.8 Write 24.4 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 24.3 32% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 40%

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 as expected (57^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 10.8 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 8.8 25% 8.67 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 67%

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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	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 $29Bench 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