Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 44.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX3  (all builds)
Memory3 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120824
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '18 at 22:09
Run Duration272 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU 64%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 260
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
44.5% Average
Memory 76.7
1-Core 45.1
2-Core 56.5
42% 59.4 Pts
4-Core 72.7
8-Core 87.3
10% 80 Pts
64-Core 82.4
5% 82.4 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Asus(1043 85D8) 2GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 39.8
Reflection 27
Parallax 36.8
32% 34.5 fps
Gravity 34.7
Splatting 34.3
30% 34.5 fps
Poor: 24% Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
494GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 150
Write 157
Mixed 144
113% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.19
84% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 159
Write 148
Mixed 117
106% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.49
4K Mixed 0.11
60% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 88%
Great: 103%
Intenso Premium Line 16GB
11GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
4.07% Terrible
Read 14.4
Write 6.03
Mixed 4.85
9% 8.41 MB/s
4K Read 2.75
4K Write 0.006
4K Mixed 0.006
11% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.07%
Great: 26%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
24.2% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 8.6
22% 7.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 8
20% 7.1 GB/s
Latency 86.9
46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 24.2%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX3 Builds (Compare 1,344 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: $280
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