Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics45% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '17 at 21:43
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Memory 90.7
1-Core 73
2-Core 149
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 274
8-Core 425
43% 350 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
45% Average
Lighting 56.5
Reflection 51.2
Parallax 65.2
46% 57.7 fps
MRender 59.2
Gravity 50.5
Splatting 48.9
43% 52.9 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 45%
Great: 49%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 132
Write 102
Mixed 117
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.24
91% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
32.1% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 9.2
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 9.6
27% 9.53 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 32.1%
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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