Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.1% 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	The 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.
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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160505
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '21 at 17:04
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	41%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	52% Above average	Memory 72.2 1-Core 52.5 2-Core 96.1 47% 73.6 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 171 25% 180 Pts	64-Core 165 10% 165 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 11BF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 1853 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 458.36 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Lighting 38.8 Reflection 44.9 Parallax 41.2 32% 41.6 fps	MRender 41.1 Gravity 41.3 Splatting 30.4 30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 22 35 46 102 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 115 Write 114 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 57.5 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 69%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 131GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 71 72 72 73 72 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 94.9 Write 84.5 Mixed 57 SusWrite 72.4 102% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.3 156% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 65%
ADATA HV610 1TB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 378GB free, PID a21a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 99 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 88.8 Write 91.3 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 99.2 106% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 42%

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 below expectations (30^th percentile)	26% Poor	MC Read 9.8 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 8.7 26% 8.93 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 6.5 17% 5.83 GB/s	Latency 96.5 42% 96.5 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 65%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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