Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics9.39% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20131105
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '17 at 17:31
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.2% Good
Memory 85.1
1-Core 70.7
2-Core 129
59% 94.8 Pts
4-Core 217
8-Core 289
32% 253 Pts
64-Core 288
18% 288 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
Zotac(19DA 1190) 1GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1026 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
9.39% Terrible
Lighting 10.3
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 7.28
8% 9.59 fps
MRender 15.2
Gravity 11.3
Splatting 14.7
11% 13.8 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.39%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS725050KLA360 500GB-$40
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: K2AOAB0A Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
19.1% Very poor
Read 36.9
Write 29.3
Mixed 20.2
21% 28.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.08
4K Mixed 0.14
51% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
41.2% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 13.8
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.8
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 41.2%
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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