Asus X550VC

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
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 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Asus X550VC (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X550VC
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '18 at 20:28
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3230M-$100 61,311 User benchmarks, average bench 49% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Memory 77.2 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 113 55% 87.3 Pts	4-Core 159 8-Core 162 21% 160 Pts	64-Core 168 10% 168 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 720M 4,823 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 124D) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8831 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	2.28% Terrible	Lighting 2.67 Reflection 4.19 Parallax 2.25 2% 3.04 fps	MRender 4.19 Gravity 1.73 Splatting 3.22 2% 3.05 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.28% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL 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 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 895 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 982 (A5) Unknown 100 100 549871355536 (A6) Unknown 100 100 33 (A7) Unknown 100 100 23 (A8) Unknown 100 100 84 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 57 (AE) Unknown 100 100 374 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 52 56 240519282736 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 5832752761640 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 6578 (EA) Unknown 100 100 8821 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2587 (F2) Unknown 253 253 5189 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	53.2% Above average	Read 391 Write 224 Mixed 204 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 11.3 77% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 29 DQ Write 49.3 DQ Mixed 10.5 16% 29.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 93%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 21GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 10 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 94 90 2065 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1661 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1412 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 48 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1604 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1182 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 47 227634184225 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 5259 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 48 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 45164	41.6% Average	Read 80.6 Write 64.1 Mixed 49.6 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.27 77% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ40UG8EFU0 Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	42.5% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 14 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 12.1 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 85.8 47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 49%

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X550VC

CPU
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	173x
Core i3-3110MIntel $70Bench 48%, 34,445 samples	17x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	3x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	152x
GeForce GT 720MNvidiaBench 4%, 4,823 samples	44x

SSD
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	5x

RAM
EBJ40UG8EFU0 Samsung M471B5273CH0-YK0 8GBElpidaBench 49%, 203 samples	20x
MT8KTF51264HZ-1G6 Hynix HMT425S6AFR6A-PB 6GBMicronBench 41%, 542 samples	18x
EBJ40UG8EFU0 1x4GBElpidaBench 29%, 3,036 samples	17x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $100

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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