Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.56% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131105
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 19 '18 at 10:20
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X3 445-$100
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
44.8% Average
Memory 69.9
1-Core 44
2-Core 85
43% 66.3 Pts
4-Core 113
8-Core 134
16% 124 Pts
64-Core 122
8% 122 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
Gigabyte(1458 2260) 2GB
CLim: 850 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.8.1
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
7.56% Terrible
Lighting 9.33
Reflection 11.7
Parallax 13.4
8% 11.5 fps
MRender 7.43
Gravity 9
Splatting 10.3
8% 8.91 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.56%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc SSD162 55GB
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 505ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1116
Write 34.2
Mixed 66.1
85% 405 MB/s
4K Read 216
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 3.8
332% 73.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 63%
StoreJet Transcend 500GB
185GB free, PID 2329
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
2.87% Terrible
Read 6.2
Write 4.7
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 4.7
7% 5.27 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.1
14% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 2.87%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
25.9% Poor
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 8.6
25% 8.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 7.7
19% 6.6 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX Builds (Compare 291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $338
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