Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	26.1% 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	32.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160505
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 18:04
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^th 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 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Memory 67.6 1-Core 21.5 2-Core 42.4 32% 43.8 Pts	4-Core 58.3 8-Core 60.3 8% 59.3 Pts	64-Core 71.6 4% 71.6 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.1% Poor	Lighting 29.4 Reflection 34 Parallax 32.1 24% 31.8 fps	MRender 39.7 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 33.8 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk G5 BICS4 500GB 7,142 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 63 78 83 87 93 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	32.8% Below average	Read 177 Write 173 Mixed 144 SusWrite 79.8 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 25.9 4K Mixed 21.1 60% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 24.8 DQ Write 50.2 DQ Mixed 31.5 26% 35.5 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 105 131 139 151 170 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 172 Write 138 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 136 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 929GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 66 80 82 87 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 180 Write 161 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 80.9 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 107%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 539GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 14 14 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 23.5 Write 21.5 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 14.5 27% 20.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 44%
WDC WD64 00AAVS-00G9B1 640GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 455GB free, PID 0718 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 13 16 16 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 27.6 Write 27.6 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 16.1 32% 24 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 19%

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 way below expectations (4^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 10.8 27% 9.33 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 4.5 SC Mixed 7.3 17% 5.83 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 97%

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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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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 $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: $280

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