Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 4%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 1.61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics2.98% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 30 '22 at 01:20
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 70%

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 250 (2013 D.Ri)
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.61% Terrible
Memory 1.63
1-Core 2
2-Core 6.8
2% 3.48 Pts
4-Core 8.5
8-Core 17.7
2% 13.1 Pts
64-Core 21.5
1% 21.5 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 1.61%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 1GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.19
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
2.98% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 3.9
Parallax 4.5
3% 4.07 fps
MRender 4.8
Gravity 0.1
Splatting 4.8
3% 3.23 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.98%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS480G2G0A- 480GB
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG400400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 42 94 63 34 23 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 132
Write 152
Mixed 116
SusWrite 55.7
85% 114 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 6.9
4K Mixed 5.2
1,026% 6.6 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 179%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
848GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 49 105 91 40 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 158
Write 158
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 65.2
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 109%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB
1GB free, PID 1665
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.1 2.1 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
3.37% Terrible
Read 18.3
Write 3.2
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 2.2
7% 7.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
4% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.37%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
6.35% Terrible
MC Read 2.4
MC Write 1.8
MC Mixed 3
7% 2.4 GB/s
SC Read 0.4
SC Write 1.1
SC Mixed 0.6
2% 0.7 GB/s
Latency 489
8% 489 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 6.35%
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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