Asus M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 42.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.64% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS  (all builds)
Memory0.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130108
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateOct 03 '20 at 13:24
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 635
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
42.5% Average
Memory 65.7
1-Core 30.5
2-Core 67.1
36% 54.4 Pts
4-Core 114
8-Core 119
16% 116 Pts
64-Core 166
10% 166 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 M240
AMD(1002 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 650 MHz, MLim: 667 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
2.64% Terrible
Lighting 3.33
Reflection 3.23
Parallax 4.69
3% 3.75 fps
MRender 2.86
Gravity 3.7
Splatting 2.7
2% 3.08 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.64%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST500LT012-1DG142 480GB
351GB free
Firmware: SBFKK1B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 71 189 192 191 190 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 184
Write 163
Mixed 162
SusWrite 142
37% 163 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 32.3
4K Mixed 19.9
61% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 26.6
DQ Write 57.5
DQ Mixed 32.1
27% 38.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 83%
Doggo DQ-120G 120GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0817A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 148 94 51 52 44 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 204
Write 165
Mixed 19.7
SusWrite 85.7
85% 119 MB/s
4K Read 7.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.3
368% 3 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.9% Very poor
MC Read 7.3
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 5.7
18% 6.3 GB/s
SC Read 4.2
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 3.6
12% 4.3 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 18.9%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS Builds (Compare 55 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 PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $149
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