Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.9% 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	32.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '18 at 23:40
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 82.8 1-Core 64.4 2-Core 110 55% 85.6 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 237 28% 214 Pts	64-Core 217 13% 217 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Lighting 44.2 Reflection 47 Parallax 51.8 36% 47.7 fps	MRender 49.2 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 35.1 33% 40.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 53401087 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 816043797987 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1706 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 186 (B1) Unknown 0 0 96 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 38 59 64428376102 (C2) HDA temperature 38 59 64428376102 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 53401087 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 53401087 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 53401087 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 4294967296 (E9) Unknown 0 0 16183 (EA) Unknown 0 0 14367 (F1) Unknown 0 0 14367 (F2) Unknown 0 0 25510 (F4) Unknown 95 95 196739222	32.9% Below average	Read 172 Write 111 Mixed 81.9 27% 122 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 45.8 4K Mixed 10.4 59% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 20.4 DQ Write 71 DQ Mixed 9.11 18% 33.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 73%
Seagate ST9250410AS 250GB-$42 8,782 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 67GB free Firmware: D005SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 72 75884984 (03) Spinup time 100 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7904 (05) Reallocated sector count 96 96 83 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 17323600057 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 11884 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 37 4496 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 8876 (BC) Unknown 100 85 4295033017 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 44 22197960741 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 243 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 8 8 185709 (C2) HDA temperature 37 56 55834574885 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 51 39 75884984 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -67688684576123 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2663359121 (F2) Unknown 100 253 226570264 (FE) Unknown 1 1 62	35.6% Below average	Read 62.5 Write 61.6 Mixed 28.8 38% 50.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.15 4K Mixed 0.35 77% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	42% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 15.1 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 10.8 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 44%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	125x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	49x
FX-4300AMD $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples	42x

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	26x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	25x
RX 550AMD $79Bench 14%, 79,894 samples	24x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	26x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	112x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	69x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	56x

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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