Asus X542UN

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics11.3% 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 Drive73.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (39%). 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.
SystemAsus X542UN  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X542UN
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 23 '19 at 14:57
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 39%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
61.2% Good
Memory 65.8
1-Core 98
2-Core 135
60% 99.7 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 350
44% 337 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia MX150-0
Asus(1043 1B10) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8857
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Lighting 12.7
Reflection 10.9
Parallax 7.16
10% 10.2 fps
MRender 13.2
Gravity 14.6
Splatting 19.3
13% 15.7 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 15%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GB
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0MA020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 283 272 240 158 161 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Read 386
Write 377
Mixed 340
SusWrite 232
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 92.3
4K Mixed 26.4
104% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 289
212% 274 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.8% Below average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 10.5
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 11.4
SC Mixed 11.3
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X542UN Builds (Compare 375 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 X542UN

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