Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.3% 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	16.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '20 at 12:29
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th 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 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	53% Above average	Memory 79.5 1-Core 57.1 2-Core 104 51% 80.1 Pts	4-Core 146 8-Core 208 22% 177 Pts	64-Core 69.7 4% 69.7 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1401) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.3% Below average	Lighting 44.1 Reflection 37.6 Parallax 39 36% 40.2 fps	MRender 40.2 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 35.4 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 25 75 65 56 71 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	16.8% Very poor	Read 122 Write 119 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 65.4 22% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 8.3 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 7.4 26% 7.53 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 932GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 151 152 183 193 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 195 Mixed 38 SusWrite 172 108% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 998GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.6 5.5 4.6 4.4 5.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	1.96% Terrible	Read 4.2 Write 4.2 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 4.8 6% 4.38 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 1.96% Great: 52%
SanDisk Ultra Trek 64GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 41GB free, PID 559f Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 15 15 15 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 23.3 Write 15 Mixed 17 SusWrite 15.8 23% 17.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.5 116% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	24% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 8.8 24% 8.47 GB/s	SC Read 1.5 SC Write 4.3 SC Mixed 2 7% 2.6 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 50%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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 $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	427x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	392x
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 $293	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16