Asus S550CM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 49.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.06% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAsus S550CM  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK S550CM
Memory2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121123
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 25 '19 at 14:47
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU 56%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3517U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
49.9% Average
Memory 75.9
1-Core 54
2-Core 88.7
48% 72.9 Pts
4-Core 139
8-Core 151
19% 145 Pts
64-Core 163
10% 163 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 635M
Asus(1043 1587) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9135
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.06% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 4.12
Parallax 1.5
0% 1.91 fps
MRender 5.1
Gravity 3.63
Splatting 2.65
3% 3.79 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.06%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK7559GSXP 750GB-$118
646GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GN00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 74 75 90 87 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
43% Average
Read 68.5
Write 85.8
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 81.3
47% 64.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 43%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HP16D3LS1KFG/4G Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
48.5% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 13
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 88.4
45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical S550CM Builds (Compare 78 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus S550CM

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