Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics12.1% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120215
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 10 '17 at 22:12
Run Duration100 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 B45
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Memory 86.9
1-Core 44.1
2-Core 88.7
49% 73.2 Pts
4-Core 180
8-Core 178
24% 179 Pts
64-Core 177
11% 177 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 SE
EVGA(3842 1464) 1GB
CLim: 776 MHz, MLim: 957 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 368.39
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
12.1% Very poor
Lighting 14.1
Reflection 16.5
Parallax 12.2
12% 14.3 fps
MRender 19.2
Gravity 14.8
Splatting 15.5
13% 16.5 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 12.1%
Great: 12%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD10EURS-630AB1 1TB
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
31.4% Below average
Read 56.8
Write 52.7
Mixed 21.8
32% 43.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.09
4K Mixed 0.13
53% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 31.4%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
26.6% Poor
MC Read 11
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 7.4
24% 8.53 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 6.1
19% 6.6 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 52%

 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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