Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 58.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.72% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

1 month ago, 11 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kolorów, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160505
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '24 at 08:18
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Memory 81.5 1-Core 49.8 2-Core 95.6 49% 75.6 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 264 29% 228 Pts	64-Core 256 16% 256 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 3693) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 474.44 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	6.72% Terrible	Lighting 8.3 Reflection 8.9 Parallax 9.3 7% 8.83 fps	MRender 10.5 Gravity 7.3 Splatting 7.1 7% 8.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.72% Great: 7%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 638GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 133 Write 158 Mixed 24.7 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 107%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 8GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 24.7 Write 21.5 Mixed 19.9 28% 22 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.1 193% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 113%

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 (47^th percentile)	30% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 8.9 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 7.9 22% 7.83 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 67%

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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: 0P 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	68	56	60	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5AB9 LG FULL HD

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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 $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	427x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	391x
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 $300	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16