Asus P5B-VM SE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 43.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.47% 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 Drive31.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P5B-VM SE  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20090928
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 14 '17 at 21:38
Run Duration249 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400-$170
LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
43.7% Average
Memory 71.4
1-Core 30.5
2-Core 54.6
37% 52.2 Pts
4-Core 93.2
8-Core 111
13% 102 Pts
64-Core 119
7% 119 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
Dell(1028 0B0E) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
7.47% Terrible
Lighting 9.4
Reflection 8.27
Parallax 7.59
8% 8.42 fps
MRender 9.43
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 9.48
7% 8.57 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.47%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
31.9% Below average
Read 236
Write 128
Mixed 92.6
33% 152 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 44
4K Mixed 2.29
46% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 16.3
DQ Write 73.7
DQ Mixed 2.24
14% 30.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 86%
Seagate ST3200822AS 200GB-$33
157GB free
Firmware: 3.01 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
34.4% Below average
Read 60.3
Write 59.4
Mixed 22.7
35% 47.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.28
4K Mixed 0.37
93% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 34%
Kingston DataTraveler 101 G2 USB 2.0 16GB-$8
2GB free, PID 1642
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
6.69% Terrible
Read 20.6
Write 10.4
Mixed 12.8
17% 14.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.56
4K Write 0.04
4K Mixed 0.3
32% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.69%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
17.6% Very poor
MC Read 5.8
MC Write 5.5
MC Mixed 5.4
16% 5.57 GB/s
SC Read 2.5
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 5.2
12% 4.17 GB/s
Latency 98.2
41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P5B-VM SE Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5B-VM SE

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