Asus P5K-E

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	42% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P5K-E (all builds)
Memory	0.3 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20071031
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 04:38
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (42^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 Q6600-$100 59,658 User benchmarks, average bench 42% LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Memory 70.2 1-Core 26.8 2-Core 54.2 36% 50.4 Pts	4-Core 108 8-Core 110 15% 109 Pts	64-Core 110 7% 110 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 50%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 2600-XT 1,081 User benchmarks, average bench 2% AMD(1002 1002) 512MB Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 221GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 43 39 37 38 60 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	42% Average	Read 238 Write 222 Mixed 191 SusWrite 42.5 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 41.3 4K Mixed 25.7 88% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 29.3 DQ Write 77.6 DQ Mixed 34.9 32% 47.3 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 129%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 197GB free Firmware: 03.03B03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 96 98 101 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 95.4 Write 96.7 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 98.6 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 192% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 69%
WD Se 4TB-$177 2,519 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 70 68 69 69 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 122 Write 119 Mixed 80 SusWrite 68.6 72% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 100%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 48GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 68 69 69 70 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 84.2 Write 78.7 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 68.7 54% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 57%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 149GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 57 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 40.5 Write 37.8 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 55.9 30% 40.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 51%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 117GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 60 61 61 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 67.9 Write 64.6 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 60.2 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x1GB 68,489 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 2 of 4 slots used 2GB DIMM DDR Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	MC Read 3.7 MC Write 4.4 MC Mixed 2.2 10% 3.43 GB/s	SC Read 2.3 SC Write 4.5 SC Mixed 1 8% 2.6 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 20%

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

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus P5K-E

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	55x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	17x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	15x

GPU
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	10x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	9x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	8x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	8x
256GB SSD 256GB3Bench 62%, 1,638 samples	5x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	4x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	105x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	21x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	20x

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Value: 43% - Average

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16