Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics32% 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 (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX/BR  (all builds)
Memory1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120821
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 14 '18 at 01:04
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 51%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Memory 79.9
1-Core 55.8
2-Core 106
51% 80.5 Pts
4-Core 195
8-Core 283
30% 239 Pts
64-Core 300
18% 300 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
32% Below average
Lighting 39.9
Reflection 30.8
Parallax 37.6
32% 36.1 fps
MRender 38.1
Gravity 37.8
Splatting 37.4
31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 25 12 42 44 45 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
25.4% Poor
Read 55
Write 56.5
Mixed 38.3
SusWrite 33.2
34% 45.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
841GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 78 79 79 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
28% Poor
Read 18
Write 102
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 79.9
41% 56.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.7
92% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 28%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
42.6% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 15
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 11.3
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 80.7
50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 42.6%
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $75
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