Asus P5K/EPU

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics76.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive49% 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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P5K/EPU  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080619
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 19 '20 at 06:05
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User LUX-User
Background CPU 42%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E8400-$89
LGA775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
42% Average
Memory 71
1-Core 43
2-Core 56.9
40% 57 Pts
4-Core 77.8
8-Core 83.9
11% 80.9 Pts
64-Core 85.5
5% 85.5 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 42%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.659.0
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.9% Very good
Lighting 98.8
Reflection 62.8
Parallax 148
80% 103 fps
MRender 86.1
Gravity 99.8
Splatting 74.5
70% 86.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 191 199 196 199 201 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49% Average
Read 194
Write 208
Mixed 186
SusWrite 186
44% 193 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 40.6
4K Mixed 29.4
87% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 32.4
DQ Write 60.1
DQ Mixed 41.2
33% 44.6 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 49%
Great: 134%
General USB Flash Disk 2GB
2GB free, PID 800b
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
2.58% Terrible
Read 13.6
Write 7.3
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 2.8
8% 7.23 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.58%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
21% Poor
MC Read 7.2
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 6.3
19% 6.7 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 6.2
18% 6.13 GB/s
Latency 99
40% 99 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 21%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P5K/EPU Builds (Compare 74 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5K/EPU

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $320
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