Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 21.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.58% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory2.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 23 '17 at 11:07
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 below expectations (1st percentile)
21.2% Poor
Memory 29.3
1-Core 42.5
2-Core 93.4
30% 55.1 Pts
4-Core 77.9
8-Core 70.8
10% 74.4 Pts
64-Core 64.8
4% 64.8 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 3450
PwrHis(1787 2252) 512MB
Driver: atiu9p64 aticfx64 atiu9pag aticfx32 atiumd64 atidxx64 atiumdag atidxx32 atiumdva atiumd6a atitmm64 Ver. 8.710.0.0
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
0.58% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 1.54
Parallax 0.5
0% 0.9 fps
MRender 0.9
Gravity 0.17
Splatting 1.17
1% 0.75 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.58%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721050DLE630 500GB
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA600 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 117
Write 112
Mixed 10.8
58% 80.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.21
4K Write 0.83
4K Mixed 0.15
41% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
12.9% Very poor
MC Read 5.2
MC Write 3.6
MC Mixed 4.4
13% 4.4 GB/s
SC Read 4.5
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 3.7
11% 3.9 GB/s
Latency 259
15% 259 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 12.9%
Great: 52%

 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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