Asus P5Q3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus P5Q3  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090313
Uptime8 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '20 at 00:37
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400-$170
LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Memory 77
1-Core 38.4
2-Core 75.9
43% 63.8 Pts
4-Core 148
8-Core 143
20% 145 Pts
64-Core 148
9% 148 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GM4OA5CA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 69 63 71 79 77 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
46% Average
Read 89.5
Write 64.5
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 70.6
50% 68.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 46%
Great: 51%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB
197GB free
Firmware: JKAOA3NH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 16 21 24 24 25 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.7% Poor
MC Read 8.3
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 6.8
21% 7.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 6.7
18% 6.37 GB/s
Latency 86.4
46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P5Q3 Builds (Compare 113 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5Q3

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