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Asus M5A78L-M LE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.74% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A78L-M LE  (all builds)
Memory2.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20110815
Uptime24.8 Days
Run DateDec 08 '20 at 10:33
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X3 445-$100
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Memory 78.8
1-Core 45.5
2-Core 91.6
47% 72 Pts
4-Core 136
8-Core 138
18% 137 Pts
64-Core 137
8% 137 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5670
Sapphire(174B E171) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.9001.1001
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
5.74% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 8.9
Parallax 6
6% 7.3 fps
MRender 8.2
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 7.7
6% 7.03 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.74%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$30
818GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 161 174 172 172 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 172
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 166
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
26.9% Poor
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 7.3
MC Mixed 8.1
25% 8.83 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 7.2
20% 7.1 GB/s
Latency 82.7
48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A78L-M LE Builds (Compare 111 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $140
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