Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 16.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics0.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive32.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX3  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 23 '22 at 01:20
Run Duration214 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Sempron 145-$50
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
16.8% Very poor
Memory 29.7
1-Core 14.2
2-Core 19.8
15% 21.2 Pts
4-Core 25.6
8-Core 20.8
3% 23.2 Pts
64-Core 3.1
0% 3.1 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Asus(1043 8388) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.72% Terrible
Lighting 1
Reflection 0.5
Parallax 0.5
1% 0.67 fps
MRender 0.8
Gravity 0.7
Splatting 0.5
0% 0.67 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.72%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP S600 240GB
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN6938
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 193 135 126 178 190 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
32.5% Below average
Read 160
Write 152
Mixed 150
SusWrite 164
35% 156 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 18.2
4K Mixed 12.5
48% 15.3 MB/s
DQ Read 20.4
DQ Write 37.9
DQ Mixed 21.8
19% 26.7 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
5.26% Terrible
MC Read 1.6
MC Write 1.2
MC Mixed 1.2
4% 1.33 GB/s
SC Read 2.3
SC Write 2.2
SC Mixed 2.3
6% 2.27 GB/s
Latency 257
16% 257 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 5.26%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX3 Builds (Compare 1,345 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: $280
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