Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


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 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30.7% 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	0.65% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160505
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '21 at 19:23
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	60%

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-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 above expectations (69^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 83.5 1-Core 59.9 2-Core 108 54% 83.7 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 315 31% 251 Pts	64-Core 312 19% 312 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.7% Below average	Lighting 38.4 Reflection 42.9 Parallax 42.4 31% 41.2 fps	MRender 35.7 Gravity 39 Splatting 33.9 30% 36.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X32c08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 24 2.1 9.2 18 5.9 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	0.65% Terrible	Read 0.5 Write 0.2 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 10.3 1% 2.88 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 0.65% Great: 88%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 92GB free Firmware: D005DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 57 54 54 56 56 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 64.1 Write 51 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 55.5 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 43%
Adata HV620S 1TB 729 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 148GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 24 24 28 27 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 27.6 Write 27.2 Mixed 27.9 SusWrite 26.5 20% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.4 164% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 78%

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 (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.3% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 14.7 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 11.3 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 58: 6R 7G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
58%	23%	87	233	118	60	27"	1920 1080	AOC2702 27G2G5

History: Score 54: 7R 4G 7B | Score 58: 7R 4G 11B | Score 58: 6R 7G 7B

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

CPU
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 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 $32Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $291

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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