Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.62% 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory0.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121114
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 20 '18 at 14:57
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
47.8% Average
Memory 64.1
1-Core 62.4
2-Core 111
48% 79.1 Pts
4-Core 184
8-Core 180
24% 182 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Asus(1043 8388) 1GB
Driver: atiu9pag.dll Ver. 8.710.0.0
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.62% Terrible
Lighting 0.83
Reflection 1.04
Parallax 0.22
1% 0.7 fps
MRender 0.81
Gravity 0.2
Splatting 0.78
0% 0.6 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.62%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 160GB-$46
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P22OABEA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 29 43 48 54 51 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
Read 29.7
Write 20
Mixed 11.2
SusWrite 39.4
18% 25.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0
6% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 39%
WD WD3200BUCT-63TWBY0 320GB
174GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 65 70 71 73 71 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
33% Below average
Read 46.5
Write 43
Mixed 34.1
SusWrite 68.4
35% 48 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 33%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
28.9% Poor
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 9.4
28% 9.93 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 8.6
24% 8.23 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 28.9%
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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