Asus X550LC

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above 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	53.7% 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.

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 X550LC (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X550LC
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140627
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '18 at 20:07
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4500U-$393 39,249 User benchmarks, average bench 50% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Memory 90.3 1-Core 88.7 2-Core 145 67% 108 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 194 28% 204 Pts	64-Core 201 12% 201 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 131D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	3.66% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 6.23 Parallax 1.12 3% 3.72 fps	MRender 7.1 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 7.52 5% 5.62 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.66% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300 9,430 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.7b SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 206 192 212 189 212 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 305 Write 272 Mixed 263 SusWrite 206 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 42.3 4K Mixed 0.4 72% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 155 136% 201 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 89%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2BE10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 130 83 74 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 116 Write 135 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 105 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.7 194% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 8GB 959 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	54.6% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 18.1 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

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Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X550LC

CPU
Core i5-4200UIntel $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples	148x
Core i7-4500UIntel $393Bench 50%, 39,249 samples	92x
Core i3-4010UIntel $280Bench 44%, 12,162 samples	6x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	199x
GeForce GT 720MNvidiaBench 4%, 4,823 samples	47x
GeForce RTX 8090TiNvidiaBench 3%, 1 sample	1x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $42Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	7x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	6x

RAM
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 8GBElpidaBench 50%, 959 samples	25x
M471B5173BH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 26%, 3,518 samples	17x
1x4GBElpidaBench 28%, 3,874 samples	15x

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Value: 41% - Average

Total price: $309

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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