Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	18.9% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160505
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '20 at 15:22
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Memory 80.7 1-Core 44.9 2-Core 80.7 46% 68.8 Pts	4-Core 133 8-Core 132 18% 132 Pts	64-Core 131 8% 131 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.9% Very poor	Lighting 23.3 Reflection 28.8 Parallax 23.4 19% 25.2 fps	MRender 30.5 Gravity 25 Splatting 16.3 19% 23.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 677GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 119 115 148 158 145 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 172 Write 156 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 132 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 823GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 139 169 173 176 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 153 Mixed 68 SusWrite 160 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 685GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	8.9% Terrible	Read 23.5 Write 23 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 14.8 27% 20.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 8.9% Great: 44%
WDC WD64 00AAVS-00G9B1 640GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 458GB free, PID 0718 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 28.8 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 16.9 33% 24.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 19%

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 (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.3% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 15.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 10.4 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.3% 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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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	537x
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 $28Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16