Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
ProcessorWith 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics79.8% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX3  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160505
Uptime19 Days
Run DateJul 12 '20 at 10:45
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8300-$168
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
65.8% Good
Memory 88
1-Core 73.3
2-Core 143
62% 101 Pts
4-Core 237
8-Core 361
37% 299 Pts
64-Core 349
22% 349 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Gigabyte(1458 3FC0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.8% Very good
Lighting 94.7
Reflection 110
Parallax 114
77% 106 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 99
Splatting 85.1
85% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 249GB
213GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 192 203 200 202 201 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
60.3% Good
Read 214
Write 193
Mixed 189
SusWrite 192
44% 197 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 48.3
4K Mixed 37
120% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 36.5
DQ Write 63.1
DQ Mixed 44.7
35% 48.1 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 127%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 115 119 132 124 130 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 159
Write 127
Mixed 33.4
SusWrite 118
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.4
113% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.4% Average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 16.8
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 11.7
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX3 Builds (Compare 1,344 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $281
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