Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive25.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111130
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 27 '20 at 17:36
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 260
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
31.4% Below average
Memory 47.7
1-Core 44.5
2-Core 89.5
36% 60.6 Pts
4-Core 89.5
8-Core 86.7
12% 88.1 Pts
64-Core 53.3
3% 53.3 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.4%
Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Asus(1043 86CB) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
4.23% Terrible
Lighting 4.97
Reflection 4.46
Parallax 4.97
4% 4.8 fps
MRender 6.48
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 6.22
5% 5.53 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.23%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF220400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 99 111 128 124 102 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
25.8% Poor
Read 178
Write 130
Mixed 137
SusWrite 113
31% 139 MB/s
4K Read 9
4K Write 11.7
4K Mixed 11.8
35% 10.8 MB/s
DQ Read 16.2
DQ Write 14.1
DQ Mixed 10.9
9% 13.7 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
184GB free
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 70 70 70 70 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 117
Write 114
Mixed 54
SusWrite 69
65% 88.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 10GB
null MHz
2048, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
17.4% Very poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 4.9
MC Mixed 4.9
16% 5.73 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 5.5
16% 5.67 GB/s
Latency 169
24% 169 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.4%
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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