Asus P5Q

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 20.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P5Q  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080710
Uptime3 Days
Run DateOct 19 '18 at 00:25
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200-$49
LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.35 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
20.1% Poor
Memory 29.3
1-Core 27.4
2-Core 54.6
22% 37.1 Pts
4-Core 59.6
8-Core 90.3
9% 74.9 Pts
64-Core 61.3
4% 61.3 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V5DOA7DA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 26 37 40 36 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
15.4% Very poor
Read 20.8
Write 35.3
Mixed 25
SusWrite 32.4
21% 28.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 35%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB
362GB free
Firmware: 0302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Read 23
Write 20.2
Mixed 22
SusWrite 15.6
15% 20.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 67%
Maxtor OneTouch 1TB
733GB free, PID 7310
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
8.73% Terrible
Read 22.7
Write 4
Mixed 9.2
SusWrite 14.3
15% 12.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.8
54% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 8.73%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
7.21% Terrible
MC Read 2.7
MC Write 2.1
MC Mixed 2.6
7% 2.47 GB/s
SC Read 1.4
SC Write 0.8
SC Mixed 0.9
3% 1.03 GB/s
Latency 259
16% 259 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 7.21%
Great: 45%

 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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