Asus P5Q

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
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 47.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.26% 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 Drive41.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
MotherboardAsus P5Q  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090407
Uptime8.9 Days
Run DateMar 27 '18 at 15:57
Run Duration343 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%

 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 Quad Q9400-$170
LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
47.9% Average
Memory 70
1-Core 38.3
2-Core 76.3
41% 61.5 Pts
4-Core 152
8-Core 152
20% 152 Pts
64-Core 150
9% 150 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 260-$250
Nvidia(10DE 068E) 896MB
Ram: 896MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
7.26% Terrible
Lighting 9.77
Reflection 8.5
Parallax 4.31
8% 7.53 fps
MRender 8.52
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 6.22
6% 7.36 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.26%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 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
41.2% Average
Read 192
Write 178
Mixed 166
40% 179 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 33.6
4K Mixed 13.1
72% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 25
DQ Write 49.1
DQ Mixed 17.2
19% 30.4 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 124%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
62.8% Good
Read 112
Write 107
Mixed 56.2
68% 91.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 2.13
4K Mixed 0.25
85% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 83%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30
314GB free
Firmware: ST6OA31B Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 96.5
Write 90.8
Mixed 33.7
54% 73.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.34
94% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 61%
Seagate ST3160021A 160GB-$75
33GB free
Firmware: 3.04 Max speed: UDMA 100 100 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
20.6% Poor
Read 35.3
Write 36.4
Mixed 24.7
24% 32.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 0.71
4K Mixed 0.34
66% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 31%
WD My Passport 2599 4TB
2.5TB free, PID 2599
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
13.8% Very poor
Read 32.3
Write 29.1
Mixed 7.85
27% 23.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.21
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
42% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.8%
Great: 45%
WD Elements 1023 750GB
191GB free, PID 1023
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
14% Very poor
Read 30.3
Write 25.5
Mixed 9.64
26% 21.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1.28
4K Mixed 0.1
48% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 14%
Great: 19%
WD My Passport 0741 2TB
10GB free, PID 0741
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
15.9% Very poor
Read 31.1
Write 28.3
Mixed 27.8
37% 29.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.26
4K Write 1.69
4K Mixed 0.16
64% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 15.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x2GB
3 of 4 slots used
6GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.4% Very poor
MC Read 5.8
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 5.9
18% 6.1 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 6
16% 5.73 GB/s
Latency 101
39% 101 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 19.4%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P5Q Builds (Compare 406 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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HDDRAMUSB
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