Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.3% 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	53.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '21 at 18:47
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 65 2-Core 140 58% 95.3 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 350 37% 294 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Tesla M4 2 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 462.31 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.3% Below average	Lighting 42.5 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 40.4 35% 42.6 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 35 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 120 108 107 110 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.2% Above average	Read 207 Write 154 Mixed 151 SusWrite 111 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 33.5 104% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 107 84% 114 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 892GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 175 179 182 181 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 165 Mixed 77 SusWrite 173 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 176 178 178 180 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 84.9 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 172 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.7 13 12 4.5 8.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	7.94% Terrible	Read 24.1 Write 5.2 Mixed 6 SusWrite 7.8 12% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 58% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.94% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 11.7 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.7 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 50%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	539x
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	56x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	30x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	427x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	393x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	266x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $324

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	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