Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.4% 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	52.2% 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

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '20 at 13:34
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.5% Above average	Memory 78.3 1-Core 52.5 2-Core 103 50% 77.8 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 283 29% 236 Pts	64-Core 258 16% 258 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.4% Below average	Lighting 45.7 Reflection 45 Parallax 40.7 37% 43.8 fps	MRender 40.7 Gravity 41 Splatting 36.1 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 180 194 196 203 202 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	52.2% Above average	Read 213 Write 202 Mixed 203 SusWrite 186 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 29.7 96% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 32.6 DQ Write 62.9 DQ Mixed 44.7 35% 46.7 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 125%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 158 165 165 166 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 105 Write 134 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 159 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 106% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 88%

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 (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.4% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 15.8 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 12.4 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.4% 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%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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 $29Bench 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: $281

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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