Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics82.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX3  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160505
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '18 at 14:59
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
67.5% Good
Memory 88.2
1-Core 72.9
2-Core 143
62% 101 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 442
42% 348 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
EVGA(3842 6573) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.8% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 115
Parallax 95.6
84% 104 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 97.1
Splatting 98.7
81% 99 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
535GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
97% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 174
Mixed 97.7
108% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.19
84% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 97%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23
149GB free
Firmware: 11.01A11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 62.9
Write 65.9
Mixed 33
40% 53.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.33
90% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.9% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 15.4
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 11.7
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX3 Builds (Compare 1,342 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $281
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