Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.5% 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	42.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131105
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 14:19
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (45^th 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 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 85.7 1-Core 57.7 2-Core 103 53% 82.1 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 332 31% 256 Pts	64-Core 345 21% 345 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% PNY(196E 1138) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.5% Below average	Lighting 39.9 Reflection 43 Parallax 38.9 32% 40.6 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 33.9 30% 36.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 155 167 152 171 166 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.1% Average	Read 194 Write 152 Mixed 145 SusWrite 158 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 31.9 4K Mixed 20.9 76% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 20.5 DQ Write 36.7 DQ Mixed 25.6 20% 27.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 193GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 94 95 94 94 95 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 100 Write 98.9 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 93.5 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 57GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 84 112 113 94 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 81.5 Write 72.2 Mixed 55 SusWrite 92.6 102% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.4 162% 2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 65%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB 8,778 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 11GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 4.5 4.7 5.3 4.8 5.1 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	8.72% Terrible	Read 20 Write 12 Mixed 12 SusWrite 4.7 15% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.2 132% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.72% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.6% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 13.3 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.5 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	28.8"	1280 720	GSM59F1 LG ULTRAWIDE

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX - $200

CPU
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	50x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	47x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	27x

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	28x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	13x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	13x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
Sata III 128GBIntensoBench 67%, 2,059 samples	7x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	6x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	149x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	39x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	26x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $338

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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