Asus P5Q-E

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	9.93% 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 Drive	40.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P5Q-E (all builds)
Memory	1 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20090406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '20 at 19:23
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300-$115 20,482 User benchmarks, average bench 44% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 77.7 1-Core 45.8 2-Core 90.1 46% 71.2 Pts	4-Core 157 8-Core 164 21% 160 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 51%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 25,436 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Asus(1043 83B9) 1,024MB Ram: 1,023MB, Driver: 306.23 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	9.93% Terrible	Lighting 7.03 Reflection 8 Parallax 5.87 6% 6.97 fps	MRender 8.24 Gravity 54.1 Splatting 8.09 18% 23.5 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.93% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 72 100 102 53 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 205 Write 120 Mixed 141 SusWrite 78.5 30% 136 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 57.5 4K Mixed 19.5 76% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 78.2 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 21.6 39% 75.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 73%
Kingston SKC600256G 256GB 6,756 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 116GB free Firmware: S4500104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 149 126 133 205 201 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60.4% Good	Read 233 Write 221 Mixed 195 SusWrite 158 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 33 106% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 46.1 73% 140 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 128%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 60GB free Firmware: GH2OA420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 89 89 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 120 Write 124 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 89.9 65% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 72%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 77GB free Firmware: GH2OA420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 86 85 85 84 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 107 Write 108 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 85.7 58% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 72%
Hitachi HTS725025A9A364 250GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 53GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 25 26 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 34.2 Write 28.7 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 26.7 38% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x1GB 54,972 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 4 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR2 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	24.4% Poor	MC Read 7.3 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 7.3 22% 7.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 7.2 21% 7.3 GB/s	Latency 85 47% 85 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 28%

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

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Typical P5Q-E Builds (Compare 194 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5Q-E

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	55x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	18x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	16x

GPU
HD 4870ATIBench 9%, 22,563 samples	14x
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples	7x
GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples	6x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
Q300 120GBToshibaBench 70%, 1,888 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	6x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	129x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	24x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	14x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $189

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16