Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 41.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics36.1% 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 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX PLUS  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20120820
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 09 '17 at 04:29
Run Duration233 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
41.9% Average
Memory 54.4
1-Core 11
2-Core 92.4
31% 52.6 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 176
23% 173 Pts
64-Core 176
11% 176 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36.1% Below average
Lighting 20.5
Reflection 32
Parallax 63.3
17% 38.6 fps
MRender 80.6
Gravity 91.5
Splatting 95.4
74% 89.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3200822AS 200GB-$33
46GB free
Firmware: 3.01 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
26.8% Poor
Read 46.9
Write 46.2
Mixed 27.9
30% 40.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.08
4K Mixed 0.38
90% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 34%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC4D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 128
Write 104
Mixed 32.2
64% 88 MB/s
4K Read 0.85
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.28
90% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
28.1% Poor
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 7.3
MC Mixed 11.6
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 2.9
SC Write 3.2
SC Mixed 3.3
9% 3.13 GB/s
Latency 145
28% 145 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 28.1%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX PLUS Builds (Compare 242 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $275
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