Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	21.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160505
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '18 at 20:02
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	56% Above average	Memory 83.4 1-Core 58.3 2-Core 107 53% 83 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 172 23% 170 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85C5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.2% Above average	Lighting 61.1 Reflection 73 Parallax 71.2 50% 68.4 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 70.7 57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF3000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 285 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 76 (A5) Unknown 100 100 379 (A6) Unknown 100 100 5 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 15 (A9) Unknown 100 100 169 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 37 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 58 58 249109545002 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1133888143624 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1093 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2896 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1092 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1531 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	21.6% Poor	Read 194 Write 82.2 Mixed 141 31% 139 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 14.1 4K Mixed 3.52 29% 9.7 MB/s	DQ Read 17.7 DQ Write 2.98 DQ Mixed 3.38 4% 8.02 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 126GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 68 (03) Spinup time 109 109 17193566418 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 309 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 875 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 300 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 309 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 309 (C2) HDA temperature 153 153 219044773927 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1	85.6% Excellent	Read 126 Write 173 Mixed 5.76 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.09 60% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 107%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 159GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 25.3 Write 24.8 Mixed 17.8 28% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.26 4K Mixed 0.17 50% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 44%

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 (54^th percentile)	40.8% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 15.1 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11.2 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 65%

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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%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	536x
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	427x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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