Asus P5Q-PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 46.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	34.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus P5Q-PRO (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090223
Uptime	12.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '21 at 12:21
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th 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 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Memory 67.3 1-Core 43.8 2-Core 82.6 42% 64.6 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 141 20% 147 Pts	64-Core 134 8% 134 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189 6,276 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Sapphire(174B E306) CLim: 965 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 43.1 105% 43.1 fps
Poor: 28% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 4.3 32 135 122 124 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.9% Below average	Read 202 Write 136 Mixed 116 SusWrite 78.9 30% 133 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 28 4K Mixed 18.2 68% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 19 DQ Write 32.9 DQ Mixed 23.2 18% 25 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 85%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free Firmware: SBK2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 94 96 98 99 99 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 78.4 Write 125 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 95.1 63% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.2 78% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 96 96 98 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 116 Write 112 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 95.7 69% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 70%

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 below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	18.7% Very poor	MC Read 5.8 MC Write 5.9 MC Mixed 6 17% 5.9 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 5.7 16% 5.53 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.7% 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 8%

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Desktop 50%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Asus P5Q-PRO

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	79x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	32x
Core2 Duo E8500Intel $110Bench 42%, 18,841 samples	28x

GPU
HD 4870ATIBench 9%, 22,563 samples	26x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	13x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	12x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	14x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	10x
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	10x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	198x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	60x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	26x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $189

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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16