Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 33.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 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/BR  (all builds)
Memory0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130419
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateDec 28 '20 at 12:47
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X2 555
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
33.2% Below average
Memory 52.9
1-Core 29.3
2-Core 63
31% 48.4 Pts
4-Core 80.1
8-Core 80
11% 80.1 Pts
64-Core 73.4
4% 73.4 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Asus(1043 8388) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.77% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 1
Parallax 0.3
1% 0.73 fps
MRender 0.8
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 1.3
1% 0.97 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.77%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 129 53 17 4 84 MB/s
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
36.9% Below average
Read 195
Write 178
Mixed 166
SusWrite 80.1
35% 155 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 41.1
4K Mixed 20.3
70% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 28.4
DQ Write 73.5
DQ Mixed 23.4
26% 41.8 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
439GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 167 154 160 157 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 142
Write 107
Mixed 60.4
SusWrite 161
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
17.9% Very poor
MC Read 6.5
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 5.6
17% 6 GB/s
SC Read 4.1
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 6.2
14% 5.07 GB/s
Latency 150
27% 150 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX/BR Builds (Compare 316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

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