Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 53.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.49% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX PLUS  (all builds)
Memory2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140911
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateMay 11 '19 at 01:30
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
53.7% Above average
Memory 75.1
1-Core 59.1
2-Core 100
50% 78.1 Pts
4-Core 184
8-Core 218
26% 201 Pts
64-Core 217
13% 217 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 60%
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 (50th percentile)
0.49% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 1.5
Parallax 0.16
0% 0.72 fps
MRender 0.81
Gravity 0.37
Splatting 1.13
1% 0.77 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.49%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 96 136 148 139 119 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
59.2% Above average
Read 80.2
Write 145
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 126
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 109%
WD My Book 1230 3TB
654GB free, PID 1230
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 26 25 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
14.8% Very poor
Read 27.2
Write 24.8
Mixed 22.7
SusWrite 25.1
34% 24.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
36.9% Below average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 12.6
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 8.4
22% 7.53 GB/s
Latency 90.2
44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 65%

 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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