Asus P5Q SE PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P5Q SE PLUS (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20090828
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '17 at 20:32
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9505-$250 2,124 User benchmarks, average bench 47% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Memory 70.7 1-Core 47.6 2-Core 95 45% 71.1 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 173 24% 179 Pts	64-Core 190 12% 190 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 54%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% PwrHis(1787 2013) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.58% Terrible	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 2.12 Parallax 2 2% 2.07 fps	MRender 1.71 Gravity 1.57 Splatting 1.57 1% 1.62 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.58% Great: 2%
AMD Radeon HD 5570 12,172 User benchmarks, average bench 4% PwrHis(1787 2009) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	4.84% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 6.77 Parallax 5.16 5% 6.04 fps	MRender 6.43 Gravity 4.37 Splatting 5.48 4% 5.42 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.84% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102M3 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 9 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 24251 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 108 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 54 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1131907 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 9918159 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 0 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 3427910166 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 89 89 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0	37.1% Below average	Read 226 Write 86.6 Mixed 122 32% 145 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 7.17 60% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 81.3 DQ Mixed 48.9 57% 101 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.6% Poor	MC Read 7 MC Write 7.8 MC Mixed 6.9 21% 7.23 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 6.8 20% 6.87 GB/s	Latency 99.9 40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 65%

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Gaming 4%

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Desktop 42%

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Workstation 4%

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Motherboard: Asus P5Q SE PLUS

CPU
Core2 Duo E8500Intel $110Bench 42%, 18,841 samples	8x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	8x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	8x

GPU
GeForce 9500 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 27,834 samples	6x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	4x
GTX 750Nvidia $120Bench 15%, 66,662 samples	4x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	6x
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	5x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	3x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	34x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	9x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	3x

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Value: 43% - Average

Total price: $147

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16