Asus P5Q-EM

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 45.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.

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

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P5Q-EM (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090708
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '21 at 22:06
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5450-$195 10,801 User benchmarks, average bench 51% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Memory 70.7 1-Core 32.5 2-Core 72 39% 58.4 Pts	4-Core 120 8-Core 117 16% 118 Pts	64-Core 116 7% 116 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% EVGA(3842 1301) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 0.3 Reflection 1.6 0% 0.95 fps
Poor: 0% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 28 124 61 29 20 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
2x232 500GB 113GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 105 124 127 124 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63.5% Good	Read 100 Write 78 Mixed 52.9 SusWrite 121 64% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.5 MB/s

Raid0_2x298 640GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 26GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 23 23 23 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.1% Average	Read 131 Write 20.9 Mixed 13 SusWrite 22.4 34% 46.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 43%

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 (49^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	MC Read 7.1 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 6.5 19% 6.67 GB/s	SC Read 4.4 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 4.8 15% 5.27 GB/s	Latency 99.8 40% 99.8 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.5% 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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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5Q-EM

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	13x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	9x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	8x

GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	9x
G45/G43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 1%, 6,554 samples	7x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

SSD
Z400s 256GBSanDisk $221Bench 72%, 10,770 samples	5x
Green 120GB (2018)WD $59Bench 43%, 69,933 samples	4x
SU650 240GBAdata $70Bench 70%, 47,016 samples	4x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	34x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	8x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	5x

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Value: 20% - Very poor

Total price: $309

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 $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