Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 41.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.43% 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.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX/BR  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '17 at 20:55
Run Duration98 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 56%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4300-$73
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
41.2% Average
Memory 53.3
1-Core 43.9
2-Core 112
40% 69.6 Pts
4-Core 172
8-Core 158
22% 165 Pts
64-Core 132
8% 132 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
PNY(196E 0974) 2GB
CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
8.43% Terrible
Lighting 9.27
Reflection 8.73
Parallax 11
8% 9.66 fps
MRender 13.4
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 12.4
10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.43%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
868GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 144
Write 160
Mixed 159
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 3.03
4K Mixed 0.24
120% 1.39 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
31% Below average
MC Read 12.2
MC Write 10
MC Mixed 11.8
32% 11.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 8.4
21% 7.2 GB/s
Latency 149
27% 149 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 31%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX/BR Builds (Compare 315 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/BR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $85
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