Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.68% 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX3  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 04:23
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 620
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
47.8% Average
Memory 71.8
1-Core 38.2
2-Core 76.5
41% 62.2 Pts
4-Core 142
8-Core 131
18% 136 Pts
64-Core 137
8% 137 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
Asus(1043 8331) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.68% Terrible
Lighting 10
Reflection 15.5
Parallax 3.6
8% 9.7 fps
MRender 0.9
Gravity 8.2
Splatting 4.6
4% 4.57 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.68%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
240GB free
Firmware: 2AR10002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 105 108 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61% Good
Read 105
Write 72.8
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 107
63% 85.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 61%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 86 84 84 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
42.6% Average
Read 65
Write 62.5
Mixed 43.8
SusWrite 83.1
47% 63.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 70%
UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power4G 4GB
1GB free, PID 3e00
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 16.5
Write 14
Mixed 9.8
16% 13.4 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
29.2% Poor
MC Read 12.2
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 11
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 6.3
SC Mixed 7.8
20% 7.13 GB/s
Latency 97.2
41% 97.2 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX3 Builds (Compare 1,342 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $281
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