Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.41% 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.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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 LX  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110504
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 13 '19 at 07:15
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 635
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
56% Above average
Memory 83.3
1-Core 42.8
2-Core 85.9
47% 70.7 Pts
4-Core 169
8-Core 170
23% 170 Pts
64-Core 170
10% 170 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 56%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
Gigabyte(1458 3553) 1GB
CLim: 1110 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
9.41% Terrible
Lighting 10.5
Reflection 9.81
Parallax 12.3
9% 10.9 fps
MRender 14.2
Gravity 12.4
Splatting 13.8
11% 13.5 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.41%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$21
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 46 52 38 53 55 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
32.4% Below average
Read 66
Write 75.8
Mixed 51.5
SusWrite 46.4
44% 59.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 59%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
426GB free
Firmware: JA0OA560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 66 66 66 66 67 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Read 63.5
Write 62.8
Mixed 26
SusWrite 63.2
39% 53.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 57%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400 2.5" 320GB-$35
251GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 66 66 66 66 67 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 70.8
Write 50.5
Mixed 43.8
SusWrite 63.2
42% 57.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 10GB
null MHz
2048, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
30.8% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 7.1
MC Mixed 11
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 7.9
20% 6.97 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 45%

 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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