Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	29.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	1.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '21 at 08:18
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 635 5,306 User benchmarks, average bench 45% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Memory 72.9 1-Core 40.5 2-Core 83.1 43% 65.5 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 167 22% 166 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Gigabyte(1458 3544) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	3.26% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 5.9 Parallax 1.3 3% 3.7 fps	MRender 5.4 Gravity 4.3 Splatting 3.3 3% 4.33 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.26% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31256GTND 256GB 3,461 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 176 133 78 80 76 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	29.3% Poor	Read 158 Write 97.3 Mixed 86.9 SusWrite 121 26% 116 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 20.4 4K Mixed 10.4 50% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 13.4 DQ Write 18.8 DQ Mixed 15.7 12% 16 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 90%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 111 111 110 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 108 Write 107 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 110 70% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 74%

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 potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.4% Poor	MC Read 8.3 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 6.8 21% 7.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 6.3 18% 6.23 GB/s	Latency 94.8 42% 94.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 6: 1R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
6%	3%	59	7	4	60	18.5"	1366 768	PHLC07F Philips 196VL

History: Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 6: 1R 0G 1B

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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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	538x
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	55x
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	391x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	266x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $324

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16