Asus P5Q3

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus P5Q3 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '18 at 01:23
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650-$170 16,719 User benchmarks, average bench 51% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 79.6 1-Core 59.6 2-Core 119 54% 86.2 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 234 31% 233 Pts	64-Core 234 14% 234 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Lighting 77.3 Reflection 74.1 Parallax 72.4 63% 74.6 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 72.9 59% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 220 234 233 227 196 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	81.8% Excellent	Read 264 Write 251 Mixed 229 SusWrite 217 54% 240 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 46.9 160% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 197 144% 189 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 27GB free Firmware: JP2OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 68 68 70 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 76.5 Write 62 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 67.7 45% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 67GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 112 113 115 114 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 196 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 114 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 7.8 23% 8.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 8.1 23% 7.97 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 61%

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

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Typical P5Q3 Builds (Compare 113 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5Q3

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	26x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	14x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	9x

GPU
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples	6x
GeForce 9500 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 27,834 samples	6x
GTX 550-TiNvidia $250Bench 9%, 54,392 samples	4x

SSD
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $62Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	9x
Premier SP550 240GBAdata $74Bench 79%, 29,295 samples	3x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	22x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	20x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	13x

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Value: 50% - Average

Total price: $223

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16