Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.12% 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.
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 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 LX PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120820
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateMay 20 '19 at 16:38
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.7% Good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 65
2-Core 123
59% 92.7 Pts
4-Core 195
8-Core 195
26% 195 Pts
64-Core 193
12% 193 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6570
MSI(1462 2502) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.2.0.0
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
5.12% Terrible
Lighting 6.73
Reflection 6.46
Parallax 5.78
6% 6.33 fps
MRender 5.48
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 5.48
4% 5.38 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.12%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
530GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 107 116 114 124 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 164
Write 7.8
Mixed 22.8
SusWrite 115
56% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.5
92% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
46.7% Average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 18.2
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 12
28% 9.7 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX PLUS Builds (Compare 242 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $275
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