Asus P5E3 PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics10.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P5E3 PRO  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090929
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 28 '21 at 09:35
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 (61st percentile)
52.3% Above average
Memory 78.5
1-Core 42.9
2-Core 86.3
46% 69.2 Pts
4-Core 150
8-Core 173
21% 162 Pts
64-Core 169
10% 169 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 4870
Sapphire(174B E131) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
10.4% Very poor
Lighting 14.3
Reflection 14.7
Parallax 9.8
12% 12.9 fps
MRender 9.6
Gravity 9.4
Splatting 9.9
8% 9.63 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.4%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
GB0250EAFYK 250GB
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPG2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 67 86 91 87 95 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 90.9
Write 95.8
Mixed 62
SusWrite 80.8
61% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 64%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$21
77GB free
Firmware: 05.06H05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 47 47 47 47 46 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
31.2% Below average
Read 61.7
Write 65.5
Mixed 48.4
SusWrite 46.6
41% 55.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
23.8% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 6.9
22% 7.57 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 6.6
19% 6.63 GB/s
Latency 83.4
48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P5E3 PRO Builds (Compare 28 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5E3 PRO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $198
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