Asus P5Q3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus P5Q3  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 29 '18 at 03:03
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 30%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650-$170
LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
60.5% Good
Memory 81.4
1-Core 59.6
2-Core 119
54% 86.6 Pts
4-Core 231
8-Core 232
31% 231 Pts
64-Core 227
14% 227 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.7% Good
Lighting 79.6
Reflection 72.4
Parallax 74.6
65% 75.5 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 71.3
Splatting 71.5
58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 180 190 189 189 186 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
75.4% Very good
Read 256
Write 250
Mixed 214
SusWrite 190
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 43.7
144% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 195
147% 196 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
27GB free
Firmware: JP2OA3MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 73 76 75 78 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 129
Write 120
Mixed 55.2
SusWrite 74.9
69% 94.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
63GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 112 114 115 117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 106
Write 78
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 114
66% 90 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
116% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.8% Poor
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 8.5
26% 9 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 8.5
22% 7.8 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P5Q3 Builds (Compare 113 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5Q3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Above average Total price: $221
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