Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 40.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics133% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX3  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130419
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateDec 02 '21 at 20:17
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 945
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
40.1% Average
Memory 54.3
1-Core 44.3
2-Core 66.8
36% 55.1 Pts
4-Core 152
8-Core 150
20% 151 Pts
64-Core 160
10% 160 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600
Palit(1569 2482) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
133% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 209
Parallax 200
141% 194 fps
MRender 253
Gravity 158
Splatting 130
141% 180 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 133%
Great: 170%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Maxtor STM3160815AS 160GB
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4.AAB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 27 11 8.7 14 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
18% Very poor
Read 42.8
Write 33.6
Mixed 31.6
SusWrite 19.4
24% 31.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 18%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
23% Poor
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 7.7
23% 8.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 5.8
16% 5.63 GB/s
Latency 145
28% 145 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 23%
Great: 67%

 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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