Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.29% 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 9 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131105
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 15:46
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X3 455-$90
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
50% Above average
Memory 77.2
1-Core 47.9
2-Core 96.2
48% 73.8 Pts
4-Core 134
8-Core 142
18% 138 Pts
64-Core 143
9% 143 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670
Sapphire(174B E101) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
4.29% Terrible
Lighting 5.1
Reflection 7.9
Parallax 3.7
4% 5.57 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 4
Splatting 7.1
5% 5.33 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.29%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AC01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 79 76 85 93 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
44.7% Average
Read 79
Write 101
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 76.5
56% 76.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 62%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB
2GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 3 3.6 3.7 3.3 4.2 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
9.94% Terrible
Read 26.8
Write 4.7
Mixed 8.7
SusWrite 3.6
11% 10.9 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1.5
112% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.94%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
23.9% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 7.5
22% 7.77 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 5.5
18% 6.2 GB/s
Latency 86
46% 86 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX 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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