Asus S500CA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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.
SystemAsus S500CA  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK S500CA
Memory1.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20121120
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '19 at 12:28
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-3217U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Memory 87.1
1-Core 49.6
2-Core 75.8
49% 70.8 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 128
17% 127 Pts
64-Core 127
8% 127 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Asus(1043 10FD) 2.2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3496
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
3.4% Terrible
Lighting 3.83
Reflection 5.08
Parallax 2.62
3% 3.85 fps
MRender 4
Gravity 2.13
Splatting 7.3
4% 4.48 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.4%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
887GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 80 86 85 91 91 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 89.9
Write 93.7
Mixed 46.8
SusWrite 83.7
58% 78.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
158% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF5126 4HZ1G6D 1 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
32.2% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 9.7
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 10
27% 9.37 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical S500CA Builds (Compare 109 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus S500CA

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