Asus S400CA

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 54%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	23.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Asus S400CA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK S400CA
Memory	2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121227
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '16 at 15:52
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3217U 28,188 User benchmarks, average bench 43% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54% Above average	Memory 87.1 1-Core 50 2-Core 84.4 50% 73.8 Pts	4-Core 125 8-Core 126 17% 125 Pts	64-Core 125 8% 125 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 10FD) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.41% Terrible	Lighting 3.83 Reflection 5.04 Parallax 2.66 3% 3.84 fps	MRender 4.05 Gravity 2.13 Splatting 7.3 4% 4.5 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.41% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 108GB free Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 73 100 73 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 163 (A6) Unknown 100 100 9 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 59 (A9) Unknown 100 100 23 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 43 (AE) Unknown 100 100 10 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 100 223338299429 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 5579 (F1) Unknown 253 253 5429 (F2) Unknown 253 253 14	47.1% Average	Read 467 Write 197 Mixed 288 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 34.1 4K Mixed 3.01 40% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 3.06 34% 81.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 78%
Sandisk U100 24GB 1,395 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS.56.02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1833 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 575 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 259 (AE) Unknown 100 100 33 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 863 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 653 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3900434649 (F2) Unknown 100 100 4653684630	23.4% Poor	Read 335 Write 63.5 Mixed 99.4 36% 166 MB/s	4K Read 8.88 4K Write 7.59 4K Mixed 2.92 21% 6.46 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF5126 4HZ1G6D 1 1x4GB 804 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	31.1% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 9.8 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 32%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Asus S400CA

CPU
Core i5-3317UIntel $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples	217x
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	58x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	23x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	327x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	20x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples	3x

SSD
U100 24GBSandiskBench 31%, 1,395 samples	29x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
8JTF5126 4HZ1G6D 1 1x4GBMicronBench 28%, 804 samples	73x
1x4GBElpidaBench 28%, 3,874 samples	34x
8JTF5126 4HZ1G6D 1 Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-PB 6GBMicronBench 40%, 115 samples	24x

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Total price: $225

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