Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.11% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140911
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '18 at 01:27
Run Duration	309 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 130 58% 93.5 Pts	4-Core 226 8-Core 329 35% 278 Pts	64-Core 359 22% 359 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 66%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics 21,841 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8388) 256MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.44% Terrible	Lighting 0.47 Reflection 1 Parallax 0.22 0% 0.56 fps	MRender 0.81 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 0.74 1% 0.68 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.44% Great: 1%
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 2299) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.11% Terrible	Lighting 1.17 Reflection 2.35 Parallax 0.47 1% 1.33 fps	MRender 2.76 Gravity 0.77 Splatting 1.78 1% 1.77 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.11% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 171GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 82 81 30652 (03) Spinup time 253 237 1258 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1899 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9982 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1890 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 371 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 186 186 44802 (C2) HDA temperature 105 93 45 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 199 199 384 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 199 312 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 102 3962 (C8) Write error rate 198 42 665	30.7% Below average	Read 50 Write 56.8 Mixed 20 31% 42.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.19 4K Mixed 0.21 71% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 106GB free Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 1568 (03) Spinup time 100 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 7091 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 55923455376 (09) Power-on hours count 59 59 36776 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1464 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 8590065703 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 45 756219947 (C2) HDA temperature 43 55 55834574891 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 42 23 1568 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 189 11047 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -104251741142210 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3114882452 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1709115227	46% Average	Read 83.1 Write 77.5 Mixed 23.8 45% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 0.85 4K Mixed 0.45 85% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3750630AS 750GB-$207 2,150 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP26 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 91 160813580 (03) Spinup time 93 85 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5840 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 20 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 353569777523 (09) Power-on hours count 32 32 59571 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 72 (0C) Power cycle count 98 37 2861 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 1055 (BC) Unknown 100 70 665730285827 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 53 42 22085578719279 (C2) HDA temperature 47 58 34359738415 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 48 25 160813580 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 20 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 179 14358	30.7% Below average	Read 53.3 Write 53.6 Mixed 38.9 36% 48.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 0.63 4K Mixed 0.13 43% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 60%
WD My Passport 500GB 3,424 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 45GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 24.9 Write 21.6 Mixed 10.2 22% 18.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.23 4K Mixed 0.16 49% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 37%

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 (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.4% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 7.8 22% 7.8 GB/s	Latency 74.8 53% 74.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 97%

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

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 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 $80Bench 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: 64% - Good

Total price: $285

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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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