Asus M5A78L-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 45.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.99% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX  (all builds)
Memory3 GB free of 5 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110815
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '18 at 13:44
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 4450e
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
45.8% Average
Memory 78.4
1-Core 40.8
2-Core 80.1
44% 66.4 Pts
4-Core 80.5
8-Core 82.7
11% 81.6 Pts
64-Core 83.1
5% 83.1 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
Asus(1043 83AD) 1GB
CLim: 594 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
5.99% Terrible
Lighting 7.13
Reflection 8.27
Parallax 5.81
6% 7.07 fps
MRender 7.62
Gravity 7.43
Splatting 8.04
6% 7.7 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.99%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
225GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 119
Write 102
Mixed 116
85% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.35
96% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 5GB
null MHz
1024, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
26.9% Poor
MC Read 10.2
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 9
25% 8.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 7.5
21% 7.3 GB/s
Latency 83.6
48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 34%

 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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