Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 62.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	13.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	44.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '21 at 07:36
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Memory 90.3 1-Core 64.1 2-Core 123 59% 92.5 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 198 27% 201 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203 31,648 User benchmarks, average bench 12% PNY(196E 0865) 1GB CLim: 765 MHz, MLim: 925 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Lighting 15.2 Reflection 21.5 Parallax 14.4 12% 17 fps	MRender 23 Gravity 16.6 Splatting 14.5 14% 18 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 128GB 2,429 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 152 148 152 151 143 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.1% Average	Read 176 Write 161 Mixed 140 SusWrite 148 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 23.7 85% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 26.3 DQ Write 54.2 DQ Mixed 28.6 25% 36.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 87%
Seagate ST3160212SCE 160GB 1,489 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 16GB free Firmware: 3.ACF SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 68 65 65 67 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 64.5 Write 57.3 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 66.5 42% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 39%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 5,745 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 11GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 21.5 Write 11.3 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 15.6 22% 17 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2 131% 2 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 39%

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 above expectations (67^th percentile)	45.9% Average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 16.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.4 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 65%

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Gaming 22%

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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	535x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	206x
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 $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	425x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	391x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	266x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $281

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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