Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics20.8% 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 Drive19.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX/BR  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120821
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJul 24 '17 at 07:37
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User DOM-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Memory 39.4
1-Core 63.2
2-Core 102
39% 68.4 Pts
4-Core 99
8-Core 150
16% 125 Pts
64-Core 131
8% 131 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
EVGA(3842 2765) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 384.76
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
20.8% Poor
Lighting 23.9
Reflection 22.5
Parallax 26.1
20% 24.2 fps
MRender 28.9
Gravity 29.1
Splatting 27.8
23% 28.6 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 20.8%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
19.2% Very poor
Read 118
Write 85.4
Mixed 89.2
22% 97.6 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 12.3
4K Mixed 5.36
29% 9.24 MB/s
DQ Read 13.7
DQ Write 22.9
DQ Mixed 5.04
8% 13.9 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
507GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 93.7
Write 94.9
Mixed 71.8
65% 86.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.21
77% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
20% Very poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 7
21% 7.47 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 3.4
SC Mixed 4
10% 3.53 GB/s
Latency 205
20% 205 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX/BR Builds (Compare 315 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/BR

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