Asus P5E3 PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.97% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
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 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P5E3 PRO  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20091106
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 03 '17 at 16:02
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Extreme X9770
LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Memory 78.7
1-Core 45.6
2-Core 89.6
47% 71.3 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 156
22% 161 Pts
64-Core 159
10% 159 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4850
XFX(1682 3000) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.791.0.0
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
9.97% Terrible
Lighting 13
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 8.88
11% 10.7 fps
MRender 9.48
Gravity 7.7
Splatting 13.8
9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.97%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
160GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 117
Write 108
Mixed 73.8
74% 99.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.44
4K Mixed 0.44
108% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 74%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP4OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
48.7% Average
Read 84.9
Write 84.6
Mixed 43.1
52% 70.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.36
85% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
24.6% Poor
MC Read 8.4
MC Write 7.7
MC Mixed 7.7
23% 7.93 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 7.8
19% 6.53 GB/s
Latency 82.9
48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 24.6%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P5E3 PRO Builds (Compare 28 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5E3 PRO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $198
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