Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 44.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.97% 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 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 (98%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX3  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121115
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 21 '18 at 20:45
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 98%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 640-$70
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
44.8% Average
Memory 70.7
1-Core 39.1
2-Core 79.2
41% 63 Pts
4-Core 110
8-Core 122
15% 116 Pts
64-Core 128
8% 128 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
XFX(1682 3246) 1GB
CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
8.97% Terrible
Lighting 10.1
Reflection 13.6
Parallax 13.6
8% 12.4 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 9.07
Splatting 16.2
10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.97%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
551GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 181
Mixed 71.6
104% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.98
4K Mixed 0.22
103% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
360GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 89.6
Write 84.2
Mixed 33.7
51% 69.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.15
4K Write 0.48
4K Mixed 0.07
23% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
17.8% Very poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 5.2
16% 5.73 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 4.4
11% 3.87 GB/s
Latency 99.8
40% 99.8 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 17.8%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX3 Builds (Compare 1,342 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $281
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