Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.06% 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.
Memory5GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 5GB 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 (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 5 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 26 '23 at 13:28
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User PRY-User
Background CPU 61%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 260
AM3, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
43.1% Average
Memory 76.7
1-Core 42.9
2-Core 55
42% 58.2 Pts
4-Core 59.3
8-Core 60.2
8% 59.8 Pts
64-Core 69.2
4% 69.2 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 220
PwrHis(1787 5220) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.06% Terrible
Lighting 1.2
Reflection 1.9
Parallax 1.6
1% 1.57 fps
MRender 1.9
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.9
1% 1.43 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.06%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
582GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1 3.3 6.3 25 13 9.5 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
27.7% Poor
Read 86.6
Write 76.1
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 9.7
43% 57.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.3
73% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
319GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 13 12 53 43 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
24% Poor
Read 56.6
Write 31.7
Mixed 0.5
SusWrite 27.3
21% 29 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
11% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 24%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 5GB
null MHz
4096, 1024 MB
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
21.7% Poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 6.7
19% 6.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 7.5
19% 6.53 GB/s
Latency 86.8
46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 21.7%
Great: 34%

 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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