Asus X550CA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.58% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive49.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
CPU throttled at 42% 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.
Run History
SystemAsus X550CA  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X550CA
Memory9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140123
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 14 '18 at 16:20
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
CPU Throttled 42%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3337U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
34.8% Below average
Memory 60.6
1-Core 21.4
2-Core 33.8
29% 38.6 Pts
4-Core 54.8
8-Core 55.2
7% 55 Pts
64-Core 53.4
3% 53.4 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Asus(1043 124D) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3308
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.58% Terrible
Lighting 3.97
Reflection 5.35
Parallax 2.78
3% 4.03 fps
MRender 4.86
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 7.57
4% 4.89 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.58%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 000056R8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 162 44 138 147 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 429
Write 388
Mixed 340
SusWrite 156
74% 328 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 25.7
4K Mixed 6.1
55% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 171
127% 171 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ40UG8EFU0 Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6N1 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
24.8% Poor
MC Read 8.3
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 9.9
25% 8.83 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 5.8
15% 5.37 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 37%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X550CA Builds (Compare 432 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X550CA

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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