Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics87.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX3  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160505
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJan 24 '20 at 16:37
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320E-$87
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
63.9% Good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 70.6
2-Core 127
60% 95.5 Pts
4-Core 214
8-Core 334
34% 274 Pts
64-Core 344
21% 344 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Nvidia(10DE 1F08) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
87.9% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 104
Parallax 105
90% 106 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 106
Splatting 77.7
84% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
494GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 92 112 110 115 101 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 167
Write 128
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 107
78% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.8% Average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 16.3
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 13.1
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX3 Builds (Compare 1,342 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: $281
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