Asus X542UQR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.83% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 90% 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 X542UQR  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X542UQR
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170808
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateJan 13 '19 at 17:49
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 14%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8550U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 92.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 194
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 285
8-Core 391
43% 338 Pts
64-Core 394
24% 394 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia 940MX
Asus(1043 142E) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1735
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
8.83% Terrible
Lighting 10.9
Reflection 9.54
Parallax 8.94
9% 9.8 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 13.4
Splatting 8.74
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.83%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 65 81 81 78 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
23.2% Poor
Read 5.5
Write 11
Mixed 19
SusWrite 74
20% 27.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AO1P24HC8T1-BSFS 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
42.2% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 11.2
40% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 11.7
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X542UQR Builds (Compare 207 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X542UQR

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