Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	142% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	54.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 12 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '23 at 20:06
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 86.8 1-Core 57 2-Core 103 54% 82.4 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 231 26% 206 Pts	64-Core 227 14% 227 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 1454) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	142% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 196 Parallax 318 130% 225 fps	MRender 325 Gravity 237 Splatting 178 194% 247 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$80 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 874GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 141 166 180 197 200 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.8% Above average	Read 207 Write 193 Mixed 181 SusWrite 172 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 44.4 4K Mixed 33 108% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 32.7 DQ Write 68.3 DQ Mixed 43.4 35% 48.1 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 128%
Matrix 256GB 256GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 238GB free Firmware: HCS1A25E SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 147 167 175 191 192 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.7% Average	Read 198 Write 176 Mixed 158 SusWrite 170 40% 176 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 40.1 4K Mixed 10.9 74% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 28.3 DQ Write 58 DQ Mixed 13.7 19% 33.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 75%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 169GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 21 21 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 50.7 Write 19 Mixed 18.9 SusWrite 20.9 32% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.4 18% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	30.9% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 9.3 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 8.7 24% 8.57 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 67%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16