Asus P5GC-MX

Performance Results


Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 22% Surfboard	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
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 44.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P5GC-MX (all builds)
Memory	1.1 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20070418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '17 at 13:50
Run Duration	521 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium E6700-$199 5,273 User benchmarks, average bench 40% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	44.4% Average	Memory 73.8 1-Core 45.9 2-Core 90.4 45% 70 Pts	4-Core 90.5 8-Core 88.9 12% 89.7 Pts	64-Core 89.9 6% 89.9 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 46%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon X1650 Series 178 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Sapphire(174B E140) 256MB Driver: atiumdag Ver. 8.56.1.16 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1% Terrible	Lighting 1.87 Reflection 2.58 Parallax 0.94 2% 1.79 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Galaxy GX0240ML105-G 256GB 422 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 10178 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2294 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2058 (A9) Unknown 100 100 2228227 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 182 182 4323803443 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 384 (C2) HDA temperature 60 60 257700003880 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	43.2% Average	Read 210 Write 217 Mixed 167 44% 198 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 9.08 67% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 11.4 DQ Write 92.8 DQ Mixed 9.29 20% 37.8 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 76%
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$180 4,505 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 206GB free Firmware: LH6i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 103912438759596 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 506 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 506 (B7) Unknown 100 100 538 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 26 57 68723212314 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 506 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 5122 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 58575 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 54 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 58575 (F2) Unknown 100 100 69627 (F9) Unknown 100 100 1540	53.7% Above average	Read 212 Write 220 Mixed 195 47% 209 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 15.1 101% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 30.2 DQ Write 88.1 DQ Mixed 15.5 24% 44.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 89%
PQI Traveling Disk 2GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 1GB free, PID 0046 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	3.45% Terrible	Read 11.6 Write 3.18 Mixed 2.08 5% 5.63 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.02 17% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.45% Great: 3%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x2GB 99,586 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1 of 2 slots used 2GB DIMM DDR2 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	12.7% Very poor	MC Read 3.5 MC Write 3.6 MC Mixed 3.1 10% 3.4 GB/s	SC Read 3.9 SC Write 3.8 SC Mixed 3.5 11% 3.73 GB/s	Latency 92.8 43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 26%

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Typical P5GC-MX Builds (Compare 42 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 34%

Sail boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5GC-MX

CPU
Core2 4400Intel $108Bench 33%, 1,900 samples	5x
Core2 Duo E4700Intel $150Bench 35%, 1,169 samples	5x
Pentium E5300Intel $59Bench 36%, 18,604 samples	5x

GPU
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	6x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	4x
Radeon HD 6450AMDBench 2%, 32,407 samples	3x

SSD
PLUS 120 GB 120GBSandiskBench 42%, 14,313 samples	5x
JD120 120GBJamesdonkeyBench 62%, 1,575 samples	2x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	31x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	8x
2x1GBUnknownBench 14%, 68,489 samples	3x

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Value: 43% - Average

Total price: $108

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16