Asus G74Sx

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.16% 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 Drive	87.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Asus G74Sx (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK G74Sx
Memory	6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120918
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '16 at 23:06
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	67%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 59.5 2-Core 112 52% 82.6 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 280 29% 232 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M 6,267 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Asus(1043 204A) 3GB CLim: 775 MHz, MLim: 625 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 372.70 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	8.16% Terrible	Lighting 9.1 Reflection 11.1 Parallax 7.53 7% 9.25 fps	MRender 12 Gravity 10.1 Splatting 12.8 10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.16% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 150 480GB-$389 381 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 2 2 2 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 14399 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1092 (AB) Unknown 80 80 164415824 (AE) Unknown 100 100 70 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 2 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 525 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 83 83 83 (F1) Unknown 100 100 51334 (F2) Unknown 100 100 21916 (F9) Unknown 100 100 1918895612	87.2% Excellent	Read 506 Write 487 Mixed 500 111% 498 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 28.1 99% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 73.3 75% 124 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 351GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 215772520 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 8132 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 188050856 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 28447 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2537 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 37 5931888214045 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 33 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 96 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 791006 (C2) HDA temperature 29 63 34359738397 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 119 99 215772520 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -98333276228353 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1755132977 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2434772565	44.3% Average	Read 75.2 Write 79.3 Mixed 70.1 56% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.27 4K Write 0.98 4K Mixed 0.15 46% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 62%
Lexar JumpDrive S23 USB 3.0 64GB-$38 319 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 40GB free, PID a833 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 81 Write 69.6 Mixed 30.8 72% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.66 4K Write 0.92 4K Mixed 0.78 75% 2.12 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 029E CM3B4G1F1600L9S M471B5273DH0-CH9 029E CM3B4G1F1600L9S 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.8% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.4 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 12.4 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 86.5 46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 44%

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: Asus G74Sx

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	257x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	208x
Core i7-2860QMIntel $469Bench 62%, 4,317 samples	2x

GPU
GeForce GTX 560MNvidiaBench 7%, 6,267 samples	476x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	13x
320 Series 160GBIntel $149Bench 42%, 13,029 samples	9x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	9x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	61x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 4x4GBSamsungBench 45%, 885 samples	44x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 3x4GBSamsungBench 37%, 447 samples	37x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $300

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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