Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 57.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.8% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS (all builds)
Memory	1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '23 at 05:07
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150 8,564 User benchmarks, average bench 52% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	57.5% Above average	Memory 91 1-Core 58.7 2-Core 104 55% 84.4 Pts	4-Core 141 8-Core 152 19% 146 Pts	64-Core 149 9% 149 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% XFX(1682 9380) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.8% Below average	Lighting 38.8 Reflection 45.6 Parallax 54.3 32% 46.2 fps	MRender 46.1 Gravity 41.9 Splatting 32.7 32% 40.2 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0915A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 52 32 3.3 10 70 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 62GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 59 37 4.6 11 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 96.9 Write 89.3 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 31.3 51% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 60%

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 as expected (45^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 10.9 32% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 10.8 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 65%

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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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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	52x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	30x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	25x

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	15x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	11x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	10x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x
SSD 128GBBench 64%, 3,975 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	118x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	68x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	16x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $275

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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