Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 46.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.2% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120718
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 03 '20 at 18:20
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 96%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 245
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
46.6% Average
Memory 82.6
1-Core 41.2
2-Core 60
44% 61.3 Pts
4-Core 64.2
8-Core 75.2
9% 69.7 Pts
64-Core 82.1
5% 82.1 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
Sapphire(174B E164) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.2% Terrible
Lighting 1.4
Reflection 1.96
Parallax 1.66
1% 1.67 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 1.87
1% 1.57 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.2%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 23 17 36 45 47 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Read 19.8
Write 43.8
Mixed 34.5
SusWrite 31.2
24% 32.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
66% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
24.4% Poor
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 7
22% 7.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 5.8
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 52%

 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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