Asus K43SD

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.3% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Asus K43SD (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K43SD
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 29 '20 at 04:09
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2450M-$225 51,836 User benchmarks, average bench 49% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 90.3 1-Core 80.1 2-Core 142 64% 104 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 190 26% 191 Pts	64-Core 197 12% 197 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1652) 2GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	2.17% Terrible	Lighting 2.4 Reflection 3.08 Parallax 1.59 2% 2.36 fps	MRender 3.19 Gravity 1.3 Splatting 4.48 3% 2.99 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.17% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 431 439 421 415 416 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 444 Write 405 Mixed 397 SusWrite 419 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 29.3 98% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 275 226% 323 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 125%
WDC WD10 EADS-00L5B1 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 343GB free, PID 0700 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 28 28 27 27 27 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	15.8% Very poor	Read 28.8 Write 21.8 Mixed 23 SusWrite 27.2 34% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5469-046.A00LF 2x4GB 722 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	48.2% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 14.9 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 48%

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Asus K43SD

CPU
Core i5-2450MIntel $225Bench 49%, 51,836 samples	52x
Core i3-2350MIntelBench 47%, 24,896 samples	48x
Pentium B960IntelBench 44%, 13,355 samples	9x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	42x
GeForce 610MNvidiaBench 2%, 4,874 samples	40x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	36x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples	4x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 8,481 samples	7x
HMT325S6CFR8C-H9 1x2GBHynixBench 21%, 1,324 samples	6x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 18,713 samples	5x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $301

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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