Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
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 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.
Graphics6.13% 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.
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 LX  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110504
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 25 '17 at 16:37
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU2%

 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 X3 455-$90
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Memory 77.6
1-Core 49.2
2-Core 98.2
48% 75 Pts
4-Core 146
8-Core 142
19% 144 Pts
64-Core 147
9% 147 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
Gigabyte(1458 2545) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
6.13% Terrible
Lighting 8.17
Reflection 7.88
Parallax 7.16
7% 7.74 fps
MRender 6.05
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 6.22
5% 6.22 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.13%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
536GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 138
Write 126
Mixed 129
99% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.92
4K Write 2.59
4K Mixed 0.26
115% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 85%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29
169GB free
Firmware: VT10 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
28.3% Poor
Read 36.4
Write 62.1
Mixed 43
35% 47.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.29
4K Mixed 0.39
83% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.5% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 7.1
MC Mixed 11.3
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 9.3
23% 7.9 GB/s
Latency 85.1
47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 31.5%
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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