Asus X542UAR

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 88% 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 X542UAR (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X542UAR
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170929
Uptime	92.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '18 at 07:43
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	16%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8250U 234,942 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	56% Above average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 55.2 2-Core 113 51% 81.7 Pts	4-Core 189 8-Core 499 39% 344 Pts	64-Core 474 29% 474 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 1A00) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	4.54% Terrible	Lighting 4.63 Reflection 7.5 Parallax 6.34 4% 6.16 fps	MRender 0.14 Gravity 6.53 Splatting 12.7 6% 6.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.54% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GB 50,765 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MU020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 299 321 156 142 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 375 Write 330 Mixed 325 SusWrite 234 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 22.5 97% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 288 208% 266 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 91%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB 40,802 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 931GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 117 118 118 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 126 Write 106 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 118 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.8 201% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AO1P24HC4R1-BUYS Hynix HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.1% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18.2 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 66%

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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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Typical X542UAR Builds (Compare 133 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X542UAR

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	93x
Core i3-8130UIntelBench 48%, 25,471 samples	21x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	18x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	131x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1x

SSD
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GBBench 72%, 50,765 samples	42x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GBWDCBench 93%, 43,498 samples	5x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	30x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 1x4GBHynixBench 32%, 32,443 samples	15x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	13x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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