Asus P5Q-EM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 41% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P5Q-EM (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090708
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 05 '19 at 01:32
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550-$161 34,093 User benchmarks, average bench 49% LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	50% Above average	Memory 68.8 1-Core 46 2-Core 97.5 44% 70.8 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 187 25% 185 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel G45/G43 Express Chipset 6,554 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8276) 1.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2702 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.66% Terrible	Lighting 0.8 Reflection 0.65 Parallax 0.84 1% 0.77 fps	MRender 0.62 Gravity 0.67 Splatting 1.04 1% 0.78 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.66% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 187 165 80 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 398GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 77 86 88 86 85 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 81.3 Write 34.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 81.1 42% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 62%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 303GB free Firmware: GM4OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 91 91 91 91 91 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 54.7 Write 54 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 89.6 42% 57.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 51%
Seagate ST3500630A 500GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 362GB free Firmware: 3.AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 58 58 68 69 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	38% Below average	Read 69.7 Write 70.7 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 62.3 46% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 42%
Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB-$134 2,758 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 596GB free Firmware: SD1B SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 116 114 116 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 117 Write 68 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 113 65% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.1% Poor	MC Read 6.2 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 6.5 19% 6.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 6.9 18% 6.47 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 50%

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Typical P5Q-EM Builds (Compare 60 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5Q-EM

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	13x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	9x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	8x

GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	9x
G45/G43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 1%, 6,554 samples	7x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

SSD
Z400s 256GBSanDisk $221Bench 72%, 10,770 samples	5x
Green 120GB (2018)WD $59Bench 43%, 69,933 samples	4x
SU650 240GBAdata $70Bench 70%, 47,016 samples	4x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	34x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	8x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	5x

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Value: 20% - Very poor

Total price: $309

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16