Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics28% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX/BR  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 06:13
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Memory 84.1
1-Core 38.4
2-Core 115
50% 79.1 Pts
4-Core 196
8-Core 252
29% 224 Pts
64-Core 253
16% 253 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
28% Poor
Lighting 34.9
Reflection 25.3
Parallax 31.5
28% 30.6 fps
MRender 37.5
Gravity 32.5
Splatting 31
27% 33.7 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
840GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 156 158 175 174 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 178
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 162
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
232GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 111 111 111 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 121
Write 110
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 110
71% 97.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 88%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB
3GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 3 3 2.6 3.2 2.8 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
9.13% Terrible
Read 15.7
Write 2.2
Mixed 5.3
SusWrite 2.7
7% 6.48 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 2.4
154% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.13%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
43.6% Average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 16
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 9.2
25% 8.6 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX/BR Builds (Compare 315 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/BR

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