Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 13.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120326
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 30 '21 at 12:58
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 270-$20
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
13.4% Very poor
Memory 9.63
1-Core 48.4
2-Core 97.6
25% 51.9 Pts
4-Core 99.2
8-Core 98.5
13% 98.8 Pts
64-Core 76.4
5% 76.4 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 50%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB
723GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP4OA41B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 73 90 71 41 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Read 48.5
Write 68.6
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 65.5
44% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
10.3% Very poor
MC Read 4
MC Write 4
MC Mixed 3.7
11% 3.9 GB/s
SC Read 1.5
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 0.6
5% 1.67 GB/s
Latency 407
10% 407 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 10.3%
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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