Asus M5A78L LE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics8.65% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A78L LE  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 01 '20 at 09:14
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Memory 76.1
1-Core 58.9
2-Core 82.5
48% 72.5 Pts
4-Core 163
8-Core 163
22% 163 Pts
64-Core 158
10% 158 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740
Asus(1043 84D8) 2GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
8.65% Terrible
Lighting 9.6
Reflection 9.04
Parallax 11.4
8% 10 fps
MRender 13.3
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 12.8
10% 12.5 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.65%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
705GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 55 63 68 73 57 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
35% Below average
Read 60.8
Write 72
Mixed 52.1
SusWrite 60.8
45% 61.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.4% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 6.8
22% 7.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 8.3
22% 7.67 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L LE Builds (Compare 216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L LE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217
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