Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
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 36.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.97% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory0.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110921
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMar 23 '18 at 23:54
Run Duration218 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 250 (2013 D.Ri)
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
36.8% Below average
Memory 65.9
1-Core 33.3
2-Core 59.1
36% 52.8 Pts
4-Core 46.3
8-Core 58.2
7% 52.2 Pts
64-Core 72.8
4% 72.8 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5670
Asus(1043 03C0) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.97% Terrible
Lighting 3.53
Reflection 3.96
Parallax 2.97
3% 3.49 fps
MRender 4.14
Gravity 2.67
Splatting 4.48
3% 3.76 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 2.97%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20
453GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
62.3% Good
Read 107
Write 110
Mixed 26.3
59% 81.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.35
88% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 78
Write 83.8
Mixed 28.8
46% 63.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.34
94% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 69%
Multi Flash Reader 8GB
7GB free, PID 6366
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
6.45% Terrible
Read 16.2
Write 11
Mixed 13.8
17% 13.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.53
4K Write 0.44
4K Mixed 0.33
32% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.45%
Great: 12%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.8% Very poor
MC Read 7.3
MC Write 5.7
MC Mixed 5.6
18% 6.2 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 4.4
13% 4.43 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 18.8%
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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