Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.57% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110815
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJan 02 '19 at 13:24
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 B65
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Memory 81
1-Core 48.8
2-Core 96.5
49% 75.4 Pts
4-Core 143
8-Core 143
19% 143 Pts
64-Core 142
9% 142 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630
Asus(1043 846F) 2GB
CLim: 920 MHz, MLim: 475 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
4.57% Terrible
Lighting 5.67
Reflection 6.65
Parallax 4.81
5% 5.71 fps
MRender 7.52
Gravity 5.6
Splatting 4
4% 5.71 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.57%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 85 90 89 86 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 98.8
Write 100
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 89.2
62% 84.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 88%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23
390GB free
Firmware: AX001U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 109 111 111 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 105
Write 107
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 111
65% 89.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 62%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46
102GB free
Firmware: 3.AAC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 66 68 68 68 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
38.7% Below average
Read 67.2
Write 32.8
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 67.3
38% 52.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
31.7% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 11.9
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 8.2
20% 7.03 GB/s
Latency 78.7
51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 65%

 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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