Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX3  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160505
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateMay 28 '20 at 19:46
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 70%

 PC Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8300-$168
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
44.1% Average
Memory 69.9
1-Core 36.7
2-Core 56.7
38% 54.4 Pts
4-Core 107
8-Core 116
15% 111 Pts
64-Core 165
10% 165 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 64%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 23 12 12 27 10 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
18.1% Very poor
Read 43.5
Write 100
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 19.4
35% 47.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
61% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
25.2% Poor
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 9.4
27% 9.43 GB/s
SC Read 1.1
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 1.9
6% 2.17 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 25.2%
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 1,343 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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