Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.36% 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX3  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 10 '17 at 23:59
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$57
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Memory 84.1
1-Core 63.9
2-Core 89.7
53% 79.2 Pts
4-Core 176
8-Core 205
25% 191 Pts
64-Core 223
14% 223 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
PwrHis(1787 2309) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
5.36% Terrible
Lighting 7.1
Reflection 7.23
Parallax 7
6% 7.11 fps
MRender 4.76
Gravity 6.37
Splatting 5.43
4% 5.52 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.36%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Maxtor STM3500630AS 500GB-$80
275GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Read 56.7
Write 55.6
Mixed 30
35% 47.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 0.87
4K Mixed 0.32
67% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
37.6% Below average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 12.7
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 9.6
25% 8.8 GB/s
Latency 73.3
54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX3 Builds (Compare 1,342 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $291
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