Asus X541SA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 26%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive37.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAsus X541SA  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X541SA
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '20 at 12:48
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron N3160
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
27.4% Poor
Memory 40.2
1-Core 21.7
2-Core 42.7
23% 34.9 Pts
4-Core 87
8-Core 77.4
11% 82.2 Pts
64-Core 77.7
5% 77.7 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 33%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics
Asus(1043 12E0) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
1.36% Terrible
Lighting 1.47
Reflection 1.69
Parallax 2.25
1% 1.8 fps
MRender 2.14
Gravity 1.77
Splatting 2.17
2% 2.03 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.36%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBAT256G1002 256GB
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2317002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 221 203 207 232 303 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
37.3% Below average
Read 218
Write 193
Mixed 159
SusWrite 230
45% 200 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 30.2
4K Mixed 10.2
45% 17.1 MB/s
DQ Read 13.4
DQ Write 24.8
DQ Mixed 11.7
11% 16.6 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 80%
USB FLASH DRIVE 2GB
0GB free, PID b113
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 5.9 5.8 6.3 6 5.7 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
5.05% Terrible
Read 15.7
Write 3.5
Mixed 2.7
SusWrite 5.8
7% 6.93 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.05%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF1G64HDZ-1G6A1 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.1% Very poor
MC Read 6.8
MC Write 8
MC Mixed 6.4
20% 7.07 GB/s
SC Read 2.5
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 3.5
10% 3.47 GB/s
Latency 201
20% 201 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X541SA Builds (Compare 166 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 22%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X541SA

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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