Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics16.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120718
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 01 '17 at 16:05
Run Duration326 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
35.7% Below average
Memory 55.8
1-Core 53.7
2-Core 38.4
35% 49.3 Pts
4-Core 91.6
8-Core 99.8
13% 95.7 Pts
64-Core 113
7% 113 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Lighting 20.2
Reflection 15.9
Parallax 18.6
16% 18.2 fps
MRender 23.8
Gravity 21.8
Splatting 17
17% 20.9 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721050CLA660 500GB
222GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP2OA50E Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
52% Above average
Read 86.4
Write 95.4
Mixed 26.8
51% 69.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.06
4K Write 0.12
4K Mixed 0.07
12% 0.08 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 52%
Great: 76%
WD My Passport 1.5TB
478GB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
13.3% Very poor
Read 24.1
Write 24
Mixed 22.6
30% 23.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.2
58% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.3%
Great: 44%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB
11GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
5.98% Terrible
Read 20.1
Write 7.1
Mixed 11.2
14% 12.8 MB/s
4K Read 2.58
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 1.09
57% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.98%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
28% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 10.9
28% 9.97 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 9.1
21% 7.2 GB/s
Latency 141
28% 141 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 28%
Great: 65%

 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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