Asus P5Q DELUXE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	41.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P5Q DELUXE (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20090710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 11:59
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon X5450-$299 5,870 User benchmarks, average bench 50% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 84.6 1-Core 39 2-Core 86.6 47% 70.1 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 168 23% 169 Pts	64-Core 169 10% 169 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 58%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 512GB-$500 1,815 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 417GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 105 106 106 103 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.1% Average	Read 230 Write 200 Mixed 153 SusWrite 104 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 21.7 77% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 22.7 DQ Write 56 DQ Mixed 27 24% 35.2 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 85%
Toshiba MK3255GSX 320GB 659 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 0GB free Firmware: FG011C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 58.8 Write 61.5 Mixed 40.8 40% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 34%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 107GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 109 113 116 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 110 Write 130 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 113 69% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 39GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 106 106 106 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	57% Above average	Read 93.3 Write 88.5 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 105 62% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 68%

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 above expectations (66^th percentile)	25.1% Poor	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 7.2 22% 7.83 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 7.1 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 45%

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Gaming 19%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 14%

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Motherboard: Asus P5Q DELUXE

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	71x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	20x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	11x
HD 4870ATIBench 9%, 22,563 samples	10x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	10x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	6x
Fury 120GBHyperX $160Bench 64%, 11,403 samples	6x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	137x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	23x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	17x

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Value: 40% - Below average

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $40	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