Asus M5A78L LE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 51.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics8.27% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L LE  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150402
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 01 '19 at 19:20
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X3 460-$150
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
51.3% Above average
Memory 77.3
1-Core 49.5
2-Core 101
48% 75.9 Pts
4-Core 150
8-Core 150
20% 150 Pts
64-Core 144
9% 144 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
Sapphire(174B E245) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.9001.1001
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
8.27% Terrible
Lighting 9.5
Reflection 13.5
Parallax 12.7
8% 11.9 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 9.6
Splatting 12.5
9% 11.2 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.27%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 53 50 72 70 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 59.5
Write 56.8
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 60.6
40% 54.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 58%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
57GB free, PID b207
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 25 24 24 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
13.2% Very poor
Read 23.7
Write 21.7
Mixed 17.8
SusWrite 24.5
30% 21.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x2GB
3 of 4 slots used
6GB DIMM
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
31.9% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 12
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 8.6
22% 7.6 GB/s
Latency 85.8
47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L LE Builds (Compare 216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L LE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217
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