Asus N43SM

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 37% Jet ski	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 53.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	14.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	3GB 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. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Asus N43SM (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK N43SM
Memory	1.1 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120621
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '19 at 09:28
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2350M 24,896 User benchmarks, average bench 47% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Memory 83.9 1-Core 53.8 2-Core 66.9 48% 68.2 Pts	4-Core 135 8-Core 151 19% 143 Pts	64-Core 151 9% 151 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 2110) 1.2GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	1.96% Terrible	Lighting 2.17 Reflection 4.42 Parallax 1.44 2% 2.68 fps	MRender 2.9 Gravity 1.17 Splatting 4 2% 2.69 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.96% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Transcend TS32GSSD25S-M 32GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 100415 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 21 17 34 37 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 144 Write 88.2 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 28.9 18% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2.4 23% 5.53 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 31%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 20 21 20 15 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 99.1 Write 24.2 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 16.2 35% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 33% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B2873EH1-CH9 Micron 16JSF25664HZ-1G4F1 3GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1333, 1333 MHz 1024, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.2% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 13.1 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 11.4 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 41%

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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 N43SM Builds (Compare 27 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Asus N43SM

CPU
Core i5-2450MIntel $225Bench 49%, 51,836 samples	16x
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	11x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	11x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	9x
GeForce GT 630MNvidiaBench 3%, 7,774 samples	7x

SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	4x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
Savage 120GBHyperX $80Bench 86%, 7,194 samples	2x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	5x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 8,481 samples	5x
SH564568FH8NZPHSCR 0194 SH564128FH8NZPHSCR 6GBUnknownBench 38%, 260 samples	4x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $277

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16