Asus P5E3 Premium

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics21.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 9 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 (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus P5E3 Premium  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080421
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 11 '17 at 19:43
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450-$110
LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
50% Above average
Memory 77.7
1-Core 37.4
2-Core 73.4
43% 62.8 Pts
4-Core 131
8-Core 138
18% 135 Pts
64-Core 140
9% 140 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 50%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174
Sapphire(174B E221) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
21.1% Poor
Lighting 25.5
Reflection 27.2
Parallax 30.4
21% 27.7 fps
MRender 24.6
Gravity 20.2
Splatting 32.2
22% 25.7 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1203AB Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 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
36.8% Below average
Read 211
Write 122
Mixed 116
33% 150 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 25.1
4K Mixed 10.8
67% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 31.1
DQ Write 38
DQ Mixed 11.9
15% 27 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 95%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230
293GB free
Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 94.8
Write 93.6
Mixed 52.6
60% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.42
164% 2.06 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
89GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 107
Write 104
Mixed 70.3
70% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 2.01
4K Mixed 0.24
97% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
71GB free
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Read 69.1
Write 66
Mixed 21.5
38% 52.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.18
4K Mixed 0.28
78% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 68%
Seagate ST3750330AS 750GB-$137
77GB free
Firmware: SD15 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 84.2
Write 83.4
Mixed 22.2
46% 63.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.44
4K Mixed 0.36
92% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
21.8% Poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 6.5
20% 7 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 5.9
15% 5.33 GB/s
Latency 84.8
47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P5E3 Premium Builds (Compare 25 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5E3 Premium

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $286
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