Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	41% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160505
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '19 at 22:13
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 559 416 User benchmarks, average bench 59% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 89.4 1-Core 47.1 2-Core 96.5 51% 77.7 Pts	4-Core 146 8-Core 169 20% 157 Pts	64-Core 192 12% 192 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 64%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 66 79 76 80 81 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41% Average	Read 191 Write 180 Mixed 177 SusWrite 75.1 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 44 4K Mixed 24.9 86% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 28.9 DQ Write 58.2 DQ Mixed 32.6 28% 39.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 100%
Apple HDD HTS541010A9E662 1TB 4,614 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 160GB free Firmware: JA0AB5D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 54 55 55 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 84.3 Write 82.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 54.8 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 59%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 193GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 79 81 81 82 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 79.7 Write 59 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 80.7 49% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 59%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 64GB-$11 783 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 22GB free, PID db8a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 17 16 17 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	8.76% Terrible	Read 23.7 Write 23 Mixed 24 SusWrite 16.5 29% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.76% Great: 38%

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 (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.2% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 12.2 34% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 7.7 20% 7.07 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 97%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

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 $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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $280

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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