Asus X542UN

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 47.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 88% 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.

System	Asus X542UN (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X542UN
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190521
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 11:09
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	20%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8250U 234,942 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Memory 61 1-Core 84.2 2-Core 141 55% 95.4 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 212 27% 206 Pts	64-Core 242 15% 242 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1B10) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	3.66% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 9 Parallax 0.06 3% 4.39 fps	MRender 5.67 Gravity 3.67 Splatting 6.09 4% 5.14 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.66% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W128G1002 128GB 3,521 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6103002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 91 68 73 86 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 313 Write 105 Mixed 178 SusWrite 83.7 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 35.7 4K Mixed 26.7 85% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 205 162% 227 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 85%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 408GB free Firmware: AM0B3J SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 79 80 80 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 91.5 Write 94.5 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 79.2 54% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB 144,145 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.1% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 10 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 7.5 21% 7.5 GB/s	Latency 125 32% 125 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 43%

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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 X542UN Builds (Compare 374 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X542UN

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	204x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	167x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	2x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	241x
MX150-0NvidiaBench 14%, 29,453 samples	132x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1x

SSD
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GBBench 72%, 50,765 samples	34x
HFS128G39TND-N210A 128GBBench 61%, 41,519 samples	21x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	123x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	41x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 12GBHynixBench 50%, 4,021 samples	16x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16