Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.7% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121114
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 18:56
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 (89^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Memory 81.2 1-Core 61.6 2-Core 115 54% 86.1 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 191 26% 193 Pts	64-Core 192 12% 192 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 360 1,727 User benchmarks, average bench 21% XFX(1682 7360) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	20.7% Poor	Lighting 24.4 Reflection 26.5 Parallax 28.7 20% 26.5 fps	MRender 26.4 Gravity 23 Splatting 30.9 22% 26.8 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 650GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 143 135 149 150 139 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 151 Write 118 Mixed 38 SusWrite 141 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 770GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 172 182 184 186 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 140 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 179 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 178% 2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 1,551 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2TB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 27.2 Write 26.9 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 20.9 18% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 102%
213 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 7GB free, PID 5400 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.7 3.6 4.5 4.7 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	5.7% Terrible	Read 24.5 Write 15 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 4.2 13% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 25% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.7% Great: 17%

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 below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.7% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 17.4 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.1 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.7% 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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Typical M5A78L-M LX PLUS Builds (Compare 242 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

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Desktop 50%

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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 $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