Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 41% Speed boat


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 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	83.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	41.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131105
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '20 at 08:58
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 65.2 2-Core 128 59% 93.8 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 353 32% 268 Pts	64-Core 353 22% 353 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 12FD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.8% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 101 Parallax 111 85% 106 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 99.7 Splatting 75.6 81% 102 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 50 51 51 50 51 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.1% Average	Read 222 Write 198 Mixed 138 SusWrite 50.7 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 28.7 85% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 29.9 DQ Write 64.8 DQ Mixed 33.8 30% 42.8 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 128%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29 14,402 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 57GB free Firmware: VT100-49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 51 51 51 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 43.7 Write 50.5 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 50.9 34% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 130% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 38%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 580GB free Firmware: 1AA01110 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 55 57 55 56 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 70.3 Write 37 Mixed 50 SusWrite 56.3 40% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 60%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 8,520 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 25GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 24 Write 15.7 Mixed 7.5 SusWrite 16.9 20% 16 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.7 105% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 36%

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 (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.4% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 10.1 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.5 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 97%

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

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Gaming 5%

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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 $47Bench 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 $29Bench 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 i5-13600K $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