Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX3  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160505
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '21 at 09:35
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Memory 78.9
1-Core 72.5
2-Core 127
57% 92.9 Pts
4-Core 211
8-Core 285
31% 248 Pts
64-Core 284
18% 284 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Nvidia(10DE 2486) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
129% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 172
Parallax 165
147% 172 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 136
Splatting 118
117% 147 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 129%
Great: 136%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
898GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 134 163 151 160 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 159
Mixed 30.1
SusWrite 148
94% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
30.2% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 8.9
28% 9.9 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 9
26% 9 GB/s
Latency 82.6
48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 5: 0R 0G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
5% 6% 77 109 5 60 24" 1920 1080 BNQ7F32 ZOWIE XL LCD
Typical M5A78L-M LX3 Builds (Compare 1,342 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $281
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