Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics17.5% 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.
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/BR  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 27 '19 at 21:44
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X2 565-$200
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Memory 63.1
1-Core 37.9
2-Core 55.7
36% 52.2 Pts
4-Core 59.1
8-Core 73.7
9% 66.4 Pts
64-Core 43.4
3% 43.4 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
PowerColor(148C 2390) 2GB
CLim: 1190 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.10.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
17.5% Very poor
Lighting 19.1
Reflection 29.7
Parallax 23.6
16% 24.1 fps
MRender 28.3
Gravity 17
Splatting 31.1
21% 25.5 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
630GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 104 115 122 129 122 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 73.5
Write 111
Mixed 55.2
SusWrite 107
64% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 112%
Generic USB Flash Disk 8GB
2GB free, PID null
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 18.2
Write 7.5
Mixed 8
12% 11.2 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0
23% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
13.7% Very poor
MC Read 5.2
MC Write 3.9
MC Mixed 3.6
12% 4.23 GB/s
SC Read 2.2
SC Write 3.2
SC Mixed 4.7
10% 3.37 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 13.7%
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 316 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $118
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