Asus K42JK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 44.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory4GB 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 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.
SystemAsus K42JK  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK K42JK
Memory1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100318
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 15 '17 at 03:09
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 430
Socket 989, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
44.5% Average
Memory 65.5
1-Core 61.9
2-Core 118
49% 81.7 Pts
4-Core 136
8-Core 148
19% 142 Pts
64-Core 149
9% 149 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 545v
Asus(1043 1C42) 1GB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 8.752.0.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
1.56% Terrible
Lighting 2
Reflection 3.19
Parallax 1.75
2% 2.31 fps
MRender 2.05
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 2.22
1% 1.7 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.56%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK5076GSX 500GB-$54
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS001A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
38.3% Below average
Read 65.8
Write 67.3
Mixed 8.7
34% 47.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.34
81% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown EBJ21UE8BDS0-DJ-F 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
24.3% Poor
MC Read 8
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 9.9
24% 8.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 6.3
18% 6.13 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 24.3%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical K42JK Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus K42JK

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