Asus P5Q

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P5Q  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100311
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '20 at 21:15
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E8500-$110
LGA 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
48.4% Average
Memory 81.9
1-Core 45.4
2-Core 90
48% 72.4 Pts
4-Core 90.7
8-Core 89
12% 89.8 Pts
64-Core 82.3
5% 82.3 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT
Asus(1043 8299) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
1.98% Terrible
Lighting 2.2
Reflection 1.4
Parallax 0.8
2% 1.47 fps
MRender 4.1
Gravity 1.8
Splatting 2.8
2% 2.9 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.98%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80
420GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SD15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 56 20 31 30 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
27.6% Poor
Read 61.2
Write 40.6
Mixed 49.3
SusWrite 34.7
35% 46.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 59%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB
3GB free, PID 1665
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 4.8 3.6 4 4 3.6 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
4.92% Terrible
Read 21.9
Write 3.2
Mixed 6.8
SusWrite 4.2
9% 9.03 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.92%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
24.5% Poor
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 6.9
22% 7.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 7.2
19% 6.73 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P5Q Builds (Compare 405 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5Q

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $189
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