Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.02% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX PLUS  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140911
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateDec 07 '21 at 20:41
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X2 550
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
47.6% Average
Memory 80.7
1-Core 45.6
2-Core 89.7
47% 72 Pts
4-Core 87.7
8-Core 85.8
12% 86.8 Pts
64-Core 87.9
5% 87.9 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6570
XFX(1682 3198) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
3.02% Terrible
Lighting 3.5
Reflection 3.8
Parallax 5.3
3% 4.2 fps
MRender 2.6
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 4.3
3% 4.03 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.02%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 64 71 73 58 76 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 92.7
Write 91.2
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 69.7
59% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.3% Poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 5.5
MC Mixed 10.5
23% 8.03 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 8.1
20% 7.07 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 25.3%
Great: 65%

 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: 62% - Good Total price: $318
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