Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.64% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX3  (all builds)
Memory1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120824
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 11 '17 at 15:06
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 62%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Memory 77.1
1-Core 44.4
2-Core 88.7
46% 70.1 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 173
22% 169 Pts
64-Core 177
11% 177 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 4870
Sapphire(174B E104) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
7.64% Terrible
Lighting 9.7
Reflection 9
Parallax 6.66
8% 8.45 fps
MRender 6.95
Gravity 5.97
Splatting 11.8
7% 8.25 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.64%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 73.6
Write 88.8
Mixed 29
47% 63.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.21
4K Mixed 0.27
68% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 58%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
264GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
37% Below average
Read 62.5
Write 66.1
Mixed 22.3
37% 50.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.29
81% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 37%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
32.2% Below average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 12
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 8.5
22% 7.6 GB/s
Latency 86.1
46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 44%

 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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