Asus P5Q-E

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.8% 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)
Boot Drive	38% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P5Q-E (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20090406
Uptime	20.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 22:35
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 Q6700-$44 6,294 User benchmarks, average bench 44% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Memory 82.8 1-Core 31.8 2-Core 63.3 42% 59.3 Pts	4-Core 123 8-Core 124 16% 124 Pts	64-Core 124 8% 124 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 50%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Lighting 25.6 Reflection 23.7 Parallax 35.2 21% 28.1 fps	MRender 32.5 Gravity 30.1 Splatting 25.3 24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 71 73 75 57 14 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38% Below average	Read 223 Write 162 Mixed 157 SusWrite 60.7 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 22.2 76% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 21.7 DQ Write 52.8 DQ Mixed 26.2 23% 33.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 100%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 115GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 74 75 58 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 74.7 Write 65.2 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 61.8 47% 64.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	20.2% Poor	MC Read 8 MC Write 4.8 MC Mixed 5.2 17% 6 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 4.5 SC Mixed 6 16% 5.6 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 45%

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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 P5Q-E Builds (Compare 194 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5Q-E

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	55x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	18x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	16x

GPU
HD 4870ATIBench 9%, 22,563 samples	14x
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples	7x
GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples	6x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
Q300 120GBToshibaBench 70%, 1,888 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	6x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	129x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	24x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	14x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $189

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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