Asus S550CB

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	24.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB 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 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 S550CB (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK S550CB
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130318
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '18 at 23:53
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3337U 33,616 User benchmarks, average bench 47% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 83.8 1-Core 73.6 2-Core 107 57% 88.2 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 176 24% 176 Pts	64-Core 177 11% 177 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1587) 2.2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.66% Terrible	Lighting 4.07 Reflection 5.38 Parallax 2.78 3% 4.08 fps	MRender 5 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 7.7 4% 4.98 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.66% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk U100 24GB 1,395 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10.56.02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 579 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2768 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 548 (AE) Unknown 100 100 151 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 1 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1826 (E8) Unknown 95 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1009 (F1) Unknown 100 100 13554973464 (F2) Unknown 100 100 11934843480	24.6% Poor	Read 324 Write 57.4 Mixed 118 36% 166 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 7.01 4K Mixed 3.47 29% 8.04 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 34%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 929GB free Firmware: AX002M Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1709 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 4679 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 6219 (0A) Spinup retry count 190 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4661 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 537 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1203569197 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 38112 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 274878627868 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 86 86 5602 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 267 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	56.5% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 99.5 Mixed 98 74% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.2 66% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 62%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 32GB-$8 9,864 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 23GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 38.3 Write 24.7 Mixed 29.1 37% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.88 4K Write 3.33 4K Mixed 1.55 188% 3.59 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF51264HZ-1G6M1 Elpida EBJ40UG8BBU0-GN-F 8GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	53.1% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17.7 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 14.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 53%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 52%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Asus S550CB

CPU
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	71x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	38x
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	10x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	98x
GeForce GT 740MNvidiaBench 6%, 15,605 samples	37x

SSD
MSH-256 256GBBench 66%, 123 samples	6x
U100 24GBSandiskBench 31%, 1,395 samples	5x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	3x

RAM
EBJ40UG8BBU0-GN-F 2x4GBElpidaBench 48%, 3,420 samples	17x
EBJ40UG8BBU0-GN-F 1x4GBElpidaBench 26%, 5,316 samples	10x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	9x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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