Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics0.54% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX3  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130419
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 02 '19 at 03:34
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4300-$73
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
60.3% Good
Memory 85.3
1-Core 67.6
2-Core 129
58% 94 Pts
4-Core 206
8-Core 208
28% 207 Pts
64-Core 207
13% 207 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Asus(1043 8388) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.850.0.0
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.54% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 1.46
Parallax 0.25
0% 0.74 fps
MRender 1.57
Gravity 0.2
Splatting 1.13
1% 0.97 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.54%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
836GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 153 144 152 150 157 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 177
Mixed 32
SusWrite 148
100% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 107%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
376GB free
Firmware: AX101U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 76 75 73 76 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
44.7% Average
Read 80
Write 75.8
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 75.5
48% 65.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 12GB
null MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
42.5% Average
MC Read 19
MC Write 11.2
MC Mixed 14.9
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 11.2
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 50%

 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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