Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 38% Jet ski


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 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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	75% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	53.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130319
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '23 at 23:32
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

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-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 80.6 1-Core 62.7 2-Core 122 55% 88.3 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 342 35% 282 Pts	64-Core 341 21% 341 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3755 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 522.25 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75% Very good	Lighting 91.2 Reflection 91.8 Parallax 74.8 74% 85.9 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 89.6 Splatting 82.1 76% 95.1 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 74 83 85 43 MB/s Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.4% Above average	Read 242 Write 226 Mixed 204 SusWrite 79.2 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 50.9 4K Mixed 29.1 107% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 129 98% 132 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 100%
Fanxiang S101 512GB 1,873 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 335GB free Firmware: FW201105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 111 110 112 127 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.8% Average	Read 240 Write 218 Mixed 215 SusWrite 108 44% 195 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 11.6 82% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 50.9 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 16 33% 64.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 101%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 280GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 75 77 78 79 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 75.9 Write 78.4 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 76.3 52% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 55%
Apple HD D HTS541010A9E66 1TB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 315GB free Firmware: JA0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 23 23 24 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 75.6 Write 57.2 Mixed 44 SusWrite 23.1 37% 50 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 61%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 198GB free Firmware: CA14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 23 23 23 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 63 Write 59.1 Mixed 39.6 SusWrite 22.9 34% 46.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 61%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 296GB free Firmware: CA14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 89 89 90 91 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	48% Average	Read 78.6 Write 78.5 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 88.5 54% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 97 113 112 113 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 184 Write 150 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 109 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 113%
Generic External 500GB 1,039 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 271GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 8.3 9.1 8.9 8.8 9.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	5.37% Terrible	Read 21.4 Write 21.7 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 8.9 23% 17.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.7 29% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 5.37% Great: 21%
ST350041 4CS 500GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 114GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 7.8 8.3 8.2 8 8.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	5.1% Terrible	Read 20.4 Write 21.5 Mixed 19.1 SusWrite 8.2 23% 17.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.7 29% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.1% Great: 18%
ST350041 4CS 500GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 238GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1 1.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	3.69% Terrible	Read 21 Write 20.9 Mixed 17.4 SusWrite 1.1 19% 15.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.5 23% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 3.69% Great: 18%

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 (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.7% Average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 16.5 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 12.3 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 97%

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

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	52x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	30x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	25x

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	15x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	11x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	10x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x
SSD 128GBBench 64%, 3,975 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	118x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	68x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	16x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $318

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16