Asus P5B SE

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Speed boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


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 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 45.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	22.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 10 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P5B SE (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20090604
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 09:28
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

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 Duo E7500-$109 39,897 User benchmarks, average bench 39% LGA775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Memory 77.4 1-Core 40.7 2-Core 81.5 44% 66.5 Pts	4-Core 81.7 8-Core 78.2 11% 79.9 Pts	64-Core 78.9 5% 78.9 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 45%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT 8,099 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Device(0000 0000) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.88% Terrible	Lighting 2.17 Reflection 4 Parallax 0.72 2% 2.3 fps	MRender 3.38 Gravity 1.57 Splatting 2.78 2% 2.58 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.88% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 134 61 46 15 18 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22.7% Poor	Read 197 Write 217 Mixed 222 SusWrite 70 40% 176 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 0.4 40% 10.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 100%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 184GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 160 189 192 218 217 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.8% Above average	Read 192 Write 230 Mixed 196 SusWrite 189 46% 202 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 26.4 89% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 147 106% 135 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 204GB free Firmware: KC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 122 108 125 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 33 SusWrite 119 70% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.5 185% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3250620A 250GB-$80 471 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 16GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 36 37 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 39 Write 16.1 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 36.4 22% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 42%
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB 13,068 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 16GB free Firmware: 3.AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 49 54 54 58 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 61 Write 25.6 Mixed 37.6 SusWrite 53.7 33% 44.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 53%
TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 32GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 28GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 3.2 3.5 3.3 4 4.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	3.81% Terrible	Read 20.7 Write 2 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 3.4 8% 7.72 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.2 8% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.81% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 1024, 2048, 1024, 2048 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	19.3% Very poor	MC Read 6.9 MC Write 5.4 MC Mixed 5.7 17% 6 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 4.3 13% 4.7 GB/s	Latency 85.5 47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 46%

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

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Typical P5B SE Builds (Compare 25 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 42%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5B SE

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	4x
Core2 Duo E4500Intel $130Bench 33%, 8,675 samples	2x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	2x

GPU
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	3x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	3x
GeForce 8600 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 8,099 samples	2x

SSD
GOODRAM 60GBBench 51%, 122 samples	2x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	2x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	9x
2x1GBUnknownBench 14%, 68,489 samples	3x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	2x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $89

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16