Asus P5K Premium

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 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 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics17.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardAsus P5K Premium  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20081217
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '19 at 13:26
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650-$170
LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Memory 74.9
1-Core 50.8
2-Core 106
48% 77.1 Pts
4-Core 184
8-Core 197
25% 190 Pts
64-Core 197
12% 197 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Gigabyte(1458 362D) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Lighting 21.6
Reflection 16.5
Parallax 19.5
18% 19.2 fps
MRender 24.8
Gravity 22
Splatting 16.6
17% 21.1 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2665
Write 1,223
Mixed 1,851
422% 1,913 MB/s
4K Read 222
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 41.7
446% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 93.8
DQ Write 421
DQ Mixed 456
292% 324 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
161GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 69 69 70 70 69 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 100
Write 93.2
Mixed 58.2
SusWrite 66.4
58% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 76%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
917GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 51 42 44 48 47 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
33% Below average
Read 68.7
Write 51
Mixed 24.2
SusWrite 46
35% 47.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
109% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 33%
Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
147GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 51 42 44 48 47 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
33.2% Below average
Read 69
Write 46.5
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 46.4
37% 50.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 75%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB
3.5TB free, PID 25ee
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
22.6% Poor
Read 39.5
Write 28
Mixed 31
SusWrite 20.9
39% 29.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.1
174% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 98%
WD My Book 1140 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 1140
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 21 21 21 21 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
16.4% Very poor
Read 38.3
Write 29
Mixed 29.7
SusWrite 20.7
38% 29.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
22.6% Poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 6.8
21% 7.47 GB/s
SC Read 4
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 5.8
15% 5.27 GB/s
Latency 90.6
44% 90.6 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P5K Premium Builds (Compare 103 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 P5K Premium

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