Asus CG5290

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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.
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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	43.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although 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 (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus CG5290 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20090511
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '18 at 08:34
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-920-$90 69,074 User benchmarks, average bench 62% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 62.2 2-Core 106 54% 84.4 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 288 30% 244 Pts	64-Core 331 20% 331 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.2% Average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 61.2 Parallax 82.2 37% 63.1 fps	MRender 61 Gravity 54.9 Splatting 78.8 54% 64.9 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ AGILITY4 128GB 1,160 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.4.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 56.5 Write 58.5 Mixed 64.3 13% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 11.6 4K Write 39.2 4K Mixed 16.9 60% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 19 DQ Write 69.2 DQ Mixed 18.3 22% 35.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 81%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 193GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 37 36 36 30 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 73.8 Write 77 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 33.3 39% 53.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 61%
WD WD3200KS-00PFB0 320GB 3,103 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 78GB free Firmware: 21.00M21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 37 36 36 32 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 19 Write 30 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 33.5 20% 27.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 36%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 31GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 67 63 66 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 68.8 Write 62 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 65.5 46% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 69%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 562GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 114 113 110 116 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 83.3 Write 76.5 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 112 54% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.9 330% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% null MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.5% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 10.4 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 10 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical CG5290 Builds (Compare 42 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus CG5290

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	32x
Core i7-950Intel $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples	5x
Core i7 975Intel $550Bench 72%, 3,143 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 260Nvidia $250Bench 7%, 11,945 samples	6x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	5x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	4x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	5x
CS900 500GB SSDPNYBench 75%, 16,267 samples	3x
120GB 120GBNetacBench 61%, 1,949 samples	2x

RAM
9GBUnknownBench 38%, 4,068 samples	10x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	6x
20GBUnknownBench 39%, 10,519 samples	3x

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Value: 25% - Poor

Total price: $377

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16