Asus P5L-MX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 22.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics3.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive47.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAsus P5L-MX  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK P5L-MX
Memory1.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.2 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20070605
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 02 '19 at 21:17
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 4400-$108
LGA 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
22.6% Poor
Memory 36.6
1-Core 20.8
2-Core 33.8
21% 30.4 Pts
4-Core 52.6
8-Core 42.5
7% 47.5 Pts
64-Core 50.9
3% 50.9 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 39%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Asus(1043 84F6) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
3.52% Terrible
Lighting 4.33
Reflection 5.04
Parallax 3.81
4% 4.39 fps
MRender 5.9
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 3.13
4% 4.45 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.52%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 96 92 99 87 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
47.8% Average
Read 184
Write 152
Mixed 141
SusWrite 91.7
32% 142 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 55.5
4K Mixed 31
103% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 31.2
DQ Write 85.9
DQ Mixed 40.3
36% 52.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 75%
WD WD2000JS-00MHB0 200GB
151GB free
Firmware: 02.01C03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 56 56 57 57 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
33.8% Below average
Read 61.3
Write 61.3
Mixed 40
SusWrite 56
40% 54.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
184% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
8.88% Terrible
MC Read 3.1
MC Write 3.3
MC Mixed 2.5
8% 2.97 GB/s
SC Read 1.3
SC Write 2
SC Mixed 1.9
5% 1.73 GB/s
Latency 219
18% 219 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 8.88%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P5L-MX Builds (Compare 16 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus P5L-MX

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