Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.5% 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	22.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120326
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '20 at 13:41
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 84.3 1-Core 66.1 2-Core 112 56% 87.5 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 254 27% 217 Pts	64-Core 240 15% 240 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.5% Below average	Lighting 41 Reflection 43.3 Parallax 41.8 33% 42.1 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 39.4 Splatting 35.7 31% 37.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95 9,561 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 49 47 59 49 51 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22.4% Poor	Read 128 Write 42.7 Mixed 142 SusWrite 49.9 20% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 12.1 4K Mixed 13.4 41% 12.3 MB/s	DQ Read 24 DQ Write 31.8 DQ Mixed 31 23% 28.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 83%
Team T253X1240G 240GB 3,895 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 108GB free Firmware: R1001A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 141 166 167 171 157 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.6% Below average	Read 196 Write 168 Mixed 170 SusWrite 153 39% 172 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 28.9 4K Mixed 12.9 55% 19 MB/s	DQ Read 24.4 DQ Write 60.3 DQ Mixed 21.1 22% 35.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 92%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 277GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 67 70 69 69 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	45% Average	Read 89.5 Write 88.5 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 67.4 52% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 62%
ST500LM0 12 HN-M500MBB 500GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 99GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 23.3 Write 22.7 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 13.5 27% 20.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 20%
Kingston DT 100 G2 8GB 2,132 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 6GB free, PID 1653 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 4.7 5.3 5 5.8 4.8 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	4.04% Terrible	Read 15.3 Write 5 Mixed 3.2 SusWrite 4.8 8% 7.07 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.04% Great: 7%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 555GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 6.5 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	6.66% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 18.7 Mixed 15.5 SusWrite 5.2 19% 15 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 42% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 6.66% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.5% Below average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 14.5 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 10.8 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 97%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX - $200

CPU
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	50x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	47x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	27x

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	28x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	13x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	13x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
Sata III 128GBIntensoBench 67%, 2,059 samples	7x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	6x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	149x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	39x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	26x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $338

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16