Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
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 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.06% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20110921
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 22 '17 at 12:23
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Memory 77.7
1-Core 63.7
2-Core 118
54% 86.5 Pts
4-Core 167
8-Core 196
24% 181 Pts
64-Core 194
12% 194 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
PwrHis(1787 2318) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver:
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
7.06% Terrible
Lighting 8.77
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 12.5
7% 10.7 fps
MRender 6.76
Gravity 9.5
Splatting 8.78
7% 8.35 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.06%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 112
Write 110
Mixed 110
84% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
109% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 70%
UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power4G 4GB
3GB free, PID 1167
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
6.26% Terrible
Read 20.6
Write 9.34
Mixed 8.5
14% 12.8 MB/s
4K Read 5.19
4K Write 0.007
4K Mixed 0.005
20% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.26%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
38.8% Below average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 13.7
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 9.3
26% 8.97 GB/s
Latency 84.8
47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 65%

 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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