Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics79.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX PLUS  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140911
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '21 at 00:21
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
61.7% Good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 73.3
2-Core 127
58% 94.2 Pts
4-Core 260
8-Core 130
29% 195 Pts
64-Core 143
9% 143 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.4% Very good
Lighting 114
Reflection 131
Parallax 120
93% 122 fps
MRender 95.5
Gravity 127
Splatting 0.2
53% 74.3 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
632GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 12 11 26 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 138
Write 120
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 25.1
65% 88.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125
1TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 32 30 31 34 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 162
Write 159
Mixed 52.8
SusWrite 37.5
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
318% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125
1.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 141 156 155 155 148 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 162
Write 162
Mixed 59.5
SusWrite 144
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
308% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.4% Average
MC Read 20
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 8
18% 6.33 GB/s
Latency 76.1
52% 76.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX PLUS Builds (Compare 242 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 PLUS - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $275
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