Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.3% 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	44.8% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '22 at 18:47
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (46^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-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 68.6 2-Core 125 58% 92.7 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 262 30% 232 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1401) 2GB CLim: 1592 MHz, MLim: 1852 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Lighting 46.1 Reflection 50.5 Parallax 45.4 38% 47.3 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 45.2 Splatting 39.7 34% 41.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso Sata III 256GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: U1124A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 193 192 180 122 146 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.8% Average	Read 213 Write 176 Mixed 188 SusWrite 168 42% 186 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 16.3 80% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 27.6 DQ Write 66.7 DQ Mixed 20.2 23% 38.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 99%
WD 1600BEV External 160GB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 145GB free, PID 1010 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 24.1 Write 23 Mixed 20 SusWrite 23.2 31% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 20%
102 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 0GB free, PID fafa Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 17.4 Write 9.7 Mixed 14.9 17% 14 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 7%

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 (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45% Average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 16.2 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.2 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	392x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	266x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $324

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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