Asus P5Q-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P5Q-E  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 16 '18 at 17:24
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 50%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5450-$195
LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.95 GHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
56.1% Above average
Memory 80.2
1-Core 56.6
2-Core 110
52% 82.4 Pts
4-Core 190
8-Core 179
25% 184 Pts
64-Core 221
14% 221 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
498GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 61 62 63 66 66 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 72.4
Write 61.8
Mixed 46
SusWrite 60.8
44% 60.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 59%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
40GB free
Firmware: 07.04C07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 71 70 73 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
40.9% Average
Read 70.2
Write 62.3
Mixed 48.2
SusWrite 71.9
47% 63.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
26.9% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 8.5
25% 8.67 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 7.7
22% 7.7 GB/s
Latency 80.2
50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P5Q-E Builds (Compare 194 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5Q-E

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $189
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