Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.18% 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 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '21 at 09:13
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core-$40
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
65.2% Good
Memory 85.2
1-Core 74.8
2-Core 148
62% 103 Pts
4-Core 252
8-Core 322
37% 287 Pts
64-Core 321
20% 321 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI FirePro V4800 (FireGL V)
Dell(1028 240A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.1010
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.18% Terrible
Lighting 7.6
Reflection 9.6
Parallax 6.5
6% 7.9 fps
MRender 8.8
Gravity 5.6
Splatting 8
6% 7.47 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.18%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB
624GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 114 134 143 149 135 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 125
Write 98.8
Mixed 54.2
SusWrite 127
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
32.7% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 9.6
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 10.7
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 67%

 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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