Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
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 48.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Memory5GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 5GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX PLUS  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 5 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 13 '18 at 21:28
Run Duration1469 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 27%

 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 X2 270-$20
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
48.3% Average
Memory 81.7
1-Core 46.3
2-Core 88
48% 72 Pts
4-Core 89.5
8-Core 93.8
12% 91.7 Pts
64-Core 96.9
6% 96.9 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Asus(1043 8388) 256MB
Driver: atidxx32.dll Ver. 8.56.1.16
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.5% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 1.27
Parallax 0.34
0% 0.7 fps
MRender 0.81
Gravity 0.47
Splatting 1.09
1% 0.79 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.5%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 88.9
Write 81.3
Mixed 29.6
49% 66.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.5
105% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 68%
USBKey USBKeyCo., 0GB
0GB free, PID null
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
1.81% Terrible
Read 0.54
Write 0.71
Mixed 0.61
1% 0.62 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 0.48
4K Mixed 0.35
30% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.81%
Great: 4%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 5GB
null MHz
4096, 1024 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
27.1% Poor
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 9
25% 8.73 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 8.2
21% 7.37 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical M5A78L-M LX PLUS Builds (Compare 242 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 PLUS - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $275
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