Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 48.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	26% 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	31.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '22 at 21:16
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4320 Quad-Core 2,134 User benchmarks, average bench 57% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Memory 73.7 1-Core 59.4 2-Core 102 50% 78.5 Pts	4-Core 125 8-Core 172 19% 148 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8573) 2GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26% Poor	Lighting 32.1 Reflection 37.2 Parallax 30.2 26% 33.2 fps	MRender 34.4 Gravity 32.2 Splatting 28.7 26% 31.8 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 58 63 52 51 61 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	31.3% Below average	Read 71.1 Write 142 Mixed 154 SusWrite 63.4 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 34.6 4K Mixed 23 72% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 26.5 DQ Write 55.7 DQ Mixed 16.7 20% 33 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 102%
OOS1000G 1TB 4,080 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 809GB free SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 158 164 164 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 154 Write 158 Mixed 57 SusWrite 156 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 110%

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 way below expectations (15^th percentile)	41.9% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 16.1 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 10.2 25% 8.67 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.9% 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%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	535x
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 $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	426x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	391x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	266x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $281

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