Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.5% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX3  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130419
Uptime4.5 Days
Run DateMar 19 '17 at 17:47
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X2 555
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
51.1% Above average
Memory 87.4
1-Core 46.7
2-Core 92.7
50% 75.6 Pts
4-Core 91
8-Core 87.7
12% 89.3 Pts
64-Core 93.5
6% 93.5 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
PwrHis(1787 2288) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Lighting 15.3
Reflection 11.1
Parallax 12.9
12% 13.1 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 12.7
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AAK Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
40.7% Average
Read 70
Write 71.7
Mixed 64
52% 68.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.29
83% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 43%
WD WD6400AARS-00Y5B1 640GB
375GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 100
Write 80.5
Mixed 78.3
65% 86.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.49
4K Mixed 0.26
87% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 62%
Samsung HD080HJ 80GB-$25
74GB free
Firmware: ZH100-41 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
33.7% Below average
Read 57.2
Write 59.8
Mixed 57.8
44% 58.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.4
94% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.8% Poor
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 10.8
28% 9.8 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 8.6
21% 7.27 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX3 Builds (Compare 1,343 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $281
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