Asus X540YA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 8%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 17.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics1.13% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAsus X540YA  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X540YA
Memory0.5 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170327
Uptime15.8 Days
Run DateJan 17 '18 at 13:30
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD E1-7010 APU (2015 M.Ca)
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
17.7% Very poor
Memory 28.6
1-Core 22.4
2-Core 24.9
17% 25.3 Pts
4-Core 42.9
8-Core 32.4
5% 37.7 Pts
64-Core 34.4
2% 34.4 Pts
Poor: 10%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 30%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R2 Graphics
Asus(1043 1360) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 16.6
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
1.13% Terrible
Lighting 1.13
Reflection 2.65
Parallax 1.44
1% 1.74 fps
MRender 2.19
Gravity 0.87
Splatting 2.39
2% 1.82 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.13%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0003SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
52.2% Above average
Read 91.5
Write 90.7
Mixed 75.1
64% 85.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 0.75
4K Mixed 0.16
50% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT425S6CFR6A-PB 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
8.92% Terrible
MC Read 3.2
MC Write 2.7
MC Mixed 3.4
9% 3.1 GB/s
SC Read 0.2
SC Write 2.4
SC Mixed 2.4
5% 1.67 GB/s
Latency 263
15% 263 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.92%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X540YA Builds (Compare 80 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X540YA

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