Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.7% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140911
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '21 at 21:10
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 973 15 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 76.8 1-Core 41.1 2-Core 82.6 44% 66.8 Pts	4-Core 163 8-Core 164 22% 164 Pts	64-Core 164 10% 164 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 04B8) CLim: 1224 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20.6 Reflection 29 Parallax 30.6 17% 26.7 fps	MRender 28 Gravity 24.8 Splatting 20 19% 24.3 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 401GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 147 153 163 146 51 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 35% Great: 92%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 863GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 85 86 89 88 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 56.4 Write 106 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 85.4 55% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 183% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 71%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$132 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 85 86 88 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 148 Write 146 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 85.1 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 263% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 104%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 13,327 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 174 179 182 181 184 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 25% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	33.1% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 12.2 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 8.9 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 86.7 46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 65%

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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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Typical M5A78L-M LX PLUS Builds (Compare 242 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

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Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	52x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	30x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	25x

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	15x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	11x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	10x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x
SSD 128GBBench 64%, 3,975 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	118x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	68x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	16x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $318

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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