Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive35.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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/BR  (all builds)
Memory0.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170304
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJan 09 '18 at 19:36
Run Duration214 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 250 (2013 D.Ri)
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
47.6% Average
Memory 80.7
1-Core 44
2-Core 87.6
47% 70.8 Pts
4-Core 87.4
8-Core 87.7
12% 87.6 Pts
64-Core 88
5% 88 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Asus(1043 8388) 256MB
Driver: atidxx32.dll Ver. 8.56.1.16
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.49% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 1.38
Parallax 0.44
0% 0.77 fps
MRender 0.76
Gravity 0.43
Splatting 1.09
1% 0.76 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.49%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
35.7% Below average
Read 207
Write 106
Mixed 120
32% 144 MB/s
4K Read 11.3
4K Write 61
4K Mixed 11.1
64% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 22.3
DQ Write 78.8
DQ Mixed 8.9
19% 36.7 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
149GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 94.2
Write 142
Mixed 63.4
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 2.67
4K Mixed 0.27
94% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
69GB free
Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 110
Write 112
Mixed 23.9
60% 82 MB/s
4K Read 0.93
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.3
106% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion 4TB
3.5TB free, PID 231a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
18.7% Very poor
Read 28.1
Write 25.5
Mixed 18.7
30% 24.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 2.88
4K Mixed 0.46
117% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
23.2% Poor
MC Read 8.5
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 7.1
21% 7.33 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 6.1
17% 6.1 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 52%

 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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