Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 41.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.34% 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 Drive35% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '21 at 02:00
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X3 450-$80
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
41.6% Average
Memory 59.3
1-Core 46
2-Core 93.3
41% 66.2 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 139
19% 139 Pts
64-Core 137
8% 137 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 4870
XFX(1682 5006) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
8.34% Terrible
Lighting 11.4
Reflection 12
Parallax 8.1
9% 10.5 fps
MRender 7.9
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 8
6% 7.9 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.34%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 240GB
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 75 76 74 75 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
35% Below average
Read 194
Write 168
Mixed 152
SusWrite 74.3
33% 147 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 43.9
4K Mixed 16
68% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 26.3
DQ Write 60.6
DQ Mixed 22.6
23% 36.5 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 35%
Great: 95%
WD WD5000AVCS-6 500GB
287GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 77 77 77 76 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 75.6
Write 76
Mixed 50
SusWrite 75.9
51% 69.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.9% Poor
MC Read 9.9
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 8
23% 8.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 6.3
19% 6.63 GB/s
Latency 130
31% 130 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 67%

 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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