Asus M5A78L-M LX/BR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 0%
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 42.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.63% 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.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LX/BR  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111201
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 18 '22 at 05:11
Run Duration390 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
42.9% Average
Memory 75.2
1-Core 41.1
2-Core 68.3
42% 61.5 Pts
4-Core 62.7
8-Core 78
9% 70.3 Pts
64-Core 76.8
5% 76.8 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
MSI(1462 2127) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.63% Terrible
Lighting 0.8
Reflection 1.9
Parallax 0.7
1% 1.13 fps
MRender 1.5
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.5
1% 0.77 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.63%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 26 20 19 32 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
12.4% Very poor
Read 17
Write 29.9
Mixed 19
SusWrite 26.2
17% 23 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.2
34% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 113%
USB DISK 2.0 64GB
46GB free, PID 4300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
1.98% Terrible
Read 8.5
Write 7
Mixed 2
SusWrite 3.1
6% 5.15 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
1% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.98%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 10GB
null MHz
8192, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.1% Poor
MC Read 8
MC Write 5.8
MC Mixed 6.1
19% 6.63 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 5.6
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 89.9
44% 89.9 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 45%

 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

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