Asus Q525UAR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	240% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 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. 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

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

System	Asus Q525UAR (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK Q525UAR
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180725
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '19 at 22:35
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 87.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 236 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 603 66% 523 Pts	64-Core 535 33% 535 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 1B00) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 815GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 947 922 927 839 825 827 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 992 Write 652 Mixed 1134 SusWrite 881 206% 915 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 90.7 300% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1286 DQ Write 1091 DQ Mixed 1,168 881% 1,182 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 410%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 127 128 128 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 118 Write 106 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 125 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.7 346% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 Kingston KHX2400C14S4/8G 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	68.6% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 20.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 18.5 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 70%

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 10%

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System: Asus Q525UAR

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	86x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	86x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $86Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	2x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $76Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	2x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	2x

RAM
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 16GBMicronBench 71%, 496 samples	42x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 16GBMicronBench 70%, 438 samples	24x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	14x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $86

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16