Asus UN42

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive4.43% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAsus UN42  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK UN42
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '18 at 14:32
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron 2957U
BGA-1168, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.4 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
41.2% Average
Memory 73.7
1-Core 32.7
2-Core 46.2
37% 50.9 Pts
4-Core 53.5
8-Core 61.1
8% 57.3 Pts
64-Core 71.8
4% 71.8 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
2.27% Terrible
Lighting 2.6
Reflection 3.35
Parallax 2.88
2% 2.94 fps
MRender 4.81
Gravity 1.03
Splatting 3.52
3% 3.12 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.27%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZMPC032HBCD-000L1 32GB
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM12H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 22 32 70 56 70 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
4.43% Terrible
Read 25.3
Write 25.7
Mixed 18.3
SusWrite 47.2
7% 29.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
2% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 4.43%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair SODIM DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.3% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 12.7
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 11
24% 8.27 GB/s
Latency 93.1
43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical UN42 Builds (Compare 5 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: Asus UN42

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