Asus P5Q-E

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


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 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 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.05% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.5% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P5Q-E (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20090406
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '18 at 05:47
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	10%

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 Xeon E5450-$195 10,801 User benchmarks, average bench 51% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Memory 71.5 1-Core 42.8 2-Core 83.7 43% 66 Pts	4-Core 169 8-Core 172 23% 170 Pts	64-Core 164 10% 164 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 440 14,286 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 83B7) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	4.05% Terrible	Lighting 5 Reflection 5.85 Parallax 3.97 4% 4.94 fps	MRender 6.76 Gravity 4.97 Splatting 3.57 4% 5.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.05% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Volume0 480GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: PIO DMA 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 363 Write 261 Mixed 271 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 7.38 4K Write 48.1 4K Mixed 9.54 49% 21.7 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 70.5 75% 121 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 104%
Generic External 640GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 524GB free, PID 0840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 30.1 Write 25.6 Mixed 27.3 35% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.36 86% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 19%
TOSHIBA DT01ACA050 500GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 11GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 32.4 Write 27.7 Mixed 29.8 38% 30 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.19 22% 0.42 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 46%

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 (42^nd percentile)	19.8% Very poor	MC Read 6.6 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 6.2 18% 6.43 GB/s	SC Read 4.1 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 5 13% 4.63 GB/s	Latency 97.9 41% 97.9 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.8% 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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Typical P5Q-E Builds (Compare 194 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5Q-E

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	55x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	18x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	16x

GPU
HD 4870ATIBench 9%, 22,563 samples	14x
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples	7x
GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples	6x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
Q300 120GBToshibaBench 70%, 1,888 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	6x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	129x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	24x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	14x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $189

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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