Asus P5Q3

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.3% 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 8 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.

Motherboard	Asus P5Q3 (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20081008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '17 at 07:14
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 79.3 1-Core 41 2-Core 81.8 45% 67.4 Pts	4-Core 164 8-Core 163 22% 163 Pts	64-Core 162 10% 162 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8382) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.92 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.28% Terrible	Lighting 1.33 Reflection 2.65 Parallax 0.56 1% 1.52 fps	MRender 3.33 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 2 2% 2.07 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.28% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1055 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 803 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 20 (AE) Unknown 100 100 23 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2586 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 57 184684838943 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2640758493 (F7) Unknown 100 100 82885411 (F8) Unknown 100 100 110205243	46.3% Average	Read 198 Write 186 Mixed 129 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 46.7 4K Mixed 16.9 84% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27.5 DQ Write 67.4 DQ Mixed 16.7 22% 37.2 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 113%
Toshiba MG03ACA100 1TB 1,552 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 331GB free Firmware: FL1A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 4426 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1337 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 1754 (0A) Spinup retry count 126 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1319 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 20 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 31 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1863 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 163209674780 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 97 97 1546 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 105 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	72.8% Very good	Read 128 Write 125 Mixed 77.2 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.42 4K Mixed 0.004 73% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 91%
Seagate ST3500320NS 500GB-$100 3,663 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 147GB free Firmware: SN05 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 73 63 21905628 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6576 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 4370975593 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9283 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 37 6536 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032841 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 39 627553140765 (C2) HDA temperature 29 61 38654705693 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 33 26 21905628 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	45.2% Average	Read 82.2 Write 75 Mixed 34.1 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.42 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 0822 1TB 409 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 233GB free, PID 0822 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 32.2 Write 28.1 Mixed 26.7 36% 29 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.25 72% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16.5% 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 DDR Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 7.1 22% 7.77 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 7.8 21% 7.3 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 45%

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Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5Q3

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	26x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	14x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	9x

GPU
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples	6x
GeForce 9500 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 27,834 samples	6x
GTX 550-TiNvidia $250Bench 9%, 54,392 samples	4x

SSD
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $60Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	9x
Premier SP550 240GBAdata $74Bench 79%, 29,295 samples	3x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	22x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	20x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	13x

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Value: 50% - Above average

Total price: $221

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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