Asus P5K Premium

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive19% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P5K Premium  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20071210
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateMay 05 '19 at 16:47
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$100
LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
40.7% Average
Memory 62.9
1-Core 26.5
2-Core 54.4
33% 47.9 Pts
4-Core 110
8-Core 107
14% 108 Pts
64-Core 107
7% 107 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT
Device(0000 0000) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.89% Terrible
Lighting 2.13
Reflection 4.08
Parallax 0.78
2% 2.33 fps
MRender 3.43
Gravity 1.53
Splatting 3
2% 2.65 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.89%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 68 68 70 68 67 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
19% Very poor
Read 122
Write 83.2
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 77.1
17% 76.1 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 7
4K Mixed 7.4
31% 8.73 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 19%
Great: 100%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 24 23 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
15.3% Very poor
Read 28.5
Write 21.4
Mixed 16.9
SusWrite 23.9
17% 22.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.3
120% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 15.3%
Great: 87%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 32GB
0GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 2.6 3.1 3.9 5.9 3.8 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
4.35% Terrible
Read 14
Write 3.3
Mixed 2.8
SusWrite 3.7
6% 5.95 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.3
31% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.35%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
15% Very poor
MC Read 5.1
MC Write 4.4
MC Mixed 4.4
13% 4.63 GB/s
SC Read 3.4
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 4.8
12% 4.2 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 15%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P5K Premium Builds (Compare 103 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5K Premium

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