Asus P5Q

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics8.74% 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 Drive54.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P5Q  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100311
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '19 at 15:29
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5472
LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Memory 73.1
1-Core 43
2-Core 85.1
44% 67.1 Pts
4-Core 171
8-Core 169
23% 170 Pts
64-Core 171
11% 171 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 280
Nvidia(10DE 0557) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
8.74% Terrible
Lighting 12
Reflection 9.15
Parallax 5.47
10% 8.86 fps
MRender 9.14
Gravity 9.53
Splatting 6.78
7% 8.49 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.74%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2316RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 205 213 223 215 216 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
54.1% Above average
Read 229
Write 226
Mixed 132
SusWrite 203
44% 197 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 50
4K Mixed 27
98% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 29.1
DQ Write 73.4
DQ Mixed 32.9
30% 45.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 91%
Seagate ST3160021A 160GB-$75
149GB free
Firmware: 8.11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 55 55 56 56 56 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
31% Below average
Read 54.3
Write 14.7
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 53.3
29% 39.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 31%
Great: 31%
WD WD740GD-00FLA2 74GB
69GB free
Firmware: 33.08F33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 69 68 69 68 68 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 67.2
Write 71.1
Mixed 39.2
SusWrite 65.9
45% 60.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.2
210% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
23.5% Poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 7.9
MC Mixed 7.3
22% 7.53 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 7.5
20% 7 GB/s
Latency 94.4
42% 94.4 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 23.5%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P5Q Builds (Compare 405 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5Q

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $189
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