Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 55.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics15.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX PLUS  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120820
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 11 '17 at 23:37
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T-$165
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
55.8% Above average
Memory 82.5
1-Core 44.5
2-Core 88
48% 71.7 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 239
25% 199 Pts
64-Core 239
15% 239 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
Sapphire(174B E215) 1GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.4.4
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Lighting 18.9
Reflection 18.5
Parallax 25
15% 20.8 fps
MRender 14.8
Gravity 17.5
Splatting 20.9
15% 17.7 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
633GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Read 103
Write 103
Mixed 6.47
51% 71 MB/s
4K Read 0.14
4K Write 0.16
4K Mixed 0.1
20% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 108%
WD My Book 1140 2TB
391GB free, PID 1140
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Read 26.4
Write 23.5
Mixed 9.42
24% 19.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.29
76% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.3% Below average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 12.6
33% 11.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 9.6
21% 7.43 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 97%

 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: $285
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