Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.2% 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	46.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160505
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '19 at 15:58
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 86.2 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 132 60% 96.2 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 285 33% 255 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.3.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Lighting 38 Reflection 33.9 Parallax 1.75 31% 24.5 fps	MRender 30.2 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 39.3 29% 34.2 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 128GB-$74 4,687 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 57 62 62 63 62 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.1% Average	Read 202 Write 147 Mixed 150 SusWrite 61.1 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 30.1 103% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 27 DQ Write 70.9 DQ Mixed 34.5 30% 44.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 83%
Maxtor 6L300S0 300GB-$45 2,416 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 36GB free Firmware: BACE1G20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 52 52 55 49 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	Read 50.3 Write 58.5 Mixed 36.2 SusWrite 50.7 36% 48.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0 148% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 36%
Maxtor 6H500F0 500GB 433 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 400GB free Firmware: HA431DD0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 60 63 62 63 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 59.9 Write 64.8 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 62.2 41% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 185% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 37%

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 (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.8% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 15.7 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 97%

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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%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	535x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	206x
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	425x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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