Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 46%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics13.8% 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.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110314
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 12 '18 at 14:44
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 645
AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
46% Average
Memory 71.2
1-Core 31.2
2-Core 72.2
39% 58.2 Pts
4-Core 121
8-Core 135
17% 128 Pts
64-Core 145
9% 145 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203
EVGA(3842 1373) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 311.6
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
13.8% Very poor
Lighting 16.2
Reflection 18.9
Parallax 14.7
13% 16.6 fps
MRender 20.2
Gravity 15.8
Splatting 18.3
15% 18.1 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.8%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP35
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 11 37 36 51 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
28.2% Poor
Read 65.8
Write 54.5
Mixed 44.3
SusWrite 32.5
36% 49.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.1
35% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 70%
Apple iPod 16GB
0GB free, PID 1267
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 9.5
Write 12.3
Mixed 6
12% 9.27 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.5
32% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
24.7% Poor
MC Read 9.9
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 9.6
24% 8.47 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 6.7
16% 5.43 GB/s
Latency 98.5
41% 98.5 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 24.7%
Great: 44%

 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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