Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27.6% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '19 at 22:44
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 79 1-Core 57.4 2-Core 92.6 50% 76.3 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 280 26% 215 Pts	64-Core 294 18% 294 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36B3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.6% Poor	Lighting 34.6 Reflection 34.8 Parallax 32.5 28% 34 fps	MRender 34.2 Gravity 33.3 Splatting 30.3 26% 32.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 13 17 11 43 0.7 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	16.8% Very poor	Read 92.5 Write 91 Mixed 68 SusWrite 30.4 16% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 16 4K Mixed 8.4 35% 11.6 MB/s	DQ Read 11.4 DQ Write 17.7 DQ Mixed 12.5 10% 13.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 245GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 9.3 9.5 9.3 9.5 9.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 71 Write 9.5 Mixed 14 SusWrite 9.4 19% 26 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 76% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 59%
Verbatim STORE N GO 2GB 231 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 8 8 8 8.1 8.3 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	4% Terrible	Read 13.3 Write 8.2 Mixed 6.3 SusWrite 8 11% 8.95 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 5% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	32.9% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 10.7 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 6.5 18% 6.17 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 65%

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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%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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 $134	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