Asus M5A78L LE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.39% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L LE  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150402
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 20 '20 at 22:43
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Memory 83.4
1-Core 46.6
2-Core 79.2
47% 69.7 Pts
4-Core 181
8-Core 200
25% 191 Pts
64-Core 190
12% 190 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Nvidia(10DE 1117) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.39% Terrible
Lighting 4.2
Reflection 4.85
Parallax 3.28
3% 4.11 fps
MRender 5.38
Gravity 4.2
Splatting 3.09
3% 4.22 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.39%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 63 69 83 80 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
44.7% Average
Read 83
Write 102
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 72.6
59% 79.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 75%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80
30GB free
Firmware: 13.01A13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 40 40 40 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
23% Poor
Read 40
Write 41.2
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 39.7
28% 37.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 23%
Great: 41%
WD WD5000AVCS-6 500GB
812GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 67 71 84 80 72 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 74.2
Write 84
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 74.1
53% 71.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
98% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 12GB
null MHz
4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.1% Below average
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 11.5
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 5.6
SC Mixed 7.9
17% 5.97 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L LE Builds (Compare 216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L LE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217
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