Asus M5A78L-M LX V2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.51% 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 Drive21.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX V2  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 27 '22 at 06:35
Run Duration581 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 66%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Memory 79.9
1-Core 61.7
2-Core 100
52% 80.5 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 237
25% 201 Pts
64-Core 228
14% 228 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
Asus(1043 03EA) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
6.51% Terrible
Lighting 8.2
Reflection 9
Parallax 7.3
7% 8.17 fps
MRender 8.6
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 7.5
6% 7.57 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.51%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ocz-vertex PLUS R2 247GB
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 141 150 125 148 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
21.6% Poor
Read 133
Write 149
Mixed 54.4
SusWrite 94.2
24% 108 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 20.4
4K Mixed 6
33% 11.9 MB/s
DQ Read 14
DQ Write 25.9
DQ Mixed 12.8
12% 17.6 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 47%
Hfm512gd 3JX013N 512GB
476GB free
Firmware: 0208
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 29 29 28 28 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
8.56% Terrible
Read 28
Write 28.5
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 18.9
6% 26 MB/s
4K Read 8.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 5.2
21% 5.17 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 8.56%
Great: 22%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 3.2 98 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 97.9
Write 74.3
Mixed 52.6
SusWrite 32.6
48% 64.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
39.1% Below average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 12.8
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 10.6
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 80.7
50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical M5A78L-M LX V2 Builds (Compare 216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX V2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $134
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