Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics58.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
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 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131105
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '17 at 00:16
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$57
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
69.3% Good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 76.9
2-Core 149
65% 106 Pts
4-Core 263
8-Core 346
39% 304 Pts
64-Core 359
22% 359 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing below potential (100th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (73 fps cap detected)
58.8% Above average
Lighting 72.9
Reflection 72.8
Parallax 70.2
59% 72 fps
MRender 73.1
Gravity 65.8
Splatting 71.7
58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 163
Mixed 72.9
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.85
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.22
94% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 107%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
644GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 105
Write 102
Mixed 36.2
59% 81 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.05
4K Mixed 0.49
121% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 75%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
54GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 149
Write 90.2
Mixed 5.23
58% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 0.57
4K Mixed 0.2
59% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.7% Average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 17.8
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 12
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 97%

 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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