Asus P5QC

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.64% 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 Drive	58% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P5QC (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090427
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '21 at 19:09
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	59%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550-$161 34,093 User benchmarks, average bench 49% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Memory 78 1-Core 38.4 2-Core 76.9 43% 64.4 Pts	4-Core 136 8-Core 136 18% 136 Pts	64-Core 144 9% 144 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7750 22,655 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Device(1545 7750) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	7.64% Terrible	Lighting 8.8 Reflection 15.3 Parallax 14.3 7% 12.8 fps	MRender 11.9 Gravity 9.6 Splatting 10.1 9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.64% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 120 SSD ZA500GM10001 500GB 319 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU0SC011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 142 158 163 169 168 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58% Above average	Read 226 Write 197 Mixed 214 SusWrite 158 45% 199 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 49.5 4K Mixed 35.7 116% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 40.1 DQ Write 92.8 DQ Mixed 53.7 45% 62.2 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 136%
Seagate FireCuda 120 SSD ZA500GM10001 500GB 319 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 55GB free Firmware: SU0SC011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 162 165 169 167 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58.3% Above average	Read 229 Write 223 Mixed 212 SusWrite 163 47% 207 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 49.5 4K Mixed 35.6 116% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 38.5 DQ Write 85.4 DQ Mixed 52.3 43% 58.7 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 136%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 974GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 33 34 33 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 108 Write 102 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 34.4 58% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.7 169% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 66%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 786GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 104 Write 106 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 25.4 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 188% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 66%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 28 27 27 28 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 125 Write 113 Mixed 57.9 SusWrite 28.2 60% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 34 33 33 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 86.9 Write 61.7 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 33.8 43% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 27 26 26 28 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 153 Write 106 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 27.2 63% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 97%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 12 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 35.6 Write 26.7 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 11.6 32% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 34 35 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 118 Write 122 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 35.2 107% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.7% Poor	MC Read 8 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 6.7 20% 7.03 GB/s	SC Read 4 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 5.2 14% 4.73 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	11	22	6	60	31.5"	2560 1440	AOC3277 U3277WB

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Typical P5QC Builds (Compare 125 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5QC

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	37x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	12x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	10x

GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	8x
GTX 550-TiNvidia $250Bench 9%, 54,392 samples	6x
GeForce GT 630NvidiaBench 4%, 60,212 samples	5x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
Blue 250GBWD $81Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	5x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	40x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	36x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	22x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $189

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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