Asus X551MA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive40.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 X551MA  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X551MA
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140909
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 11 '20 at 22:28
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron N2840
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
29.1% Poor
Memory 50.7
1-Core 22.7
2-Core 47.5
27% 40.3 Pts
4-Core 45.5
8-Core 46.3
6% 45.9 Pts
64-Core 27.4
2% 27.4 Pts
Poor: 14%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 37%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 176 173 164 164 180 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
40.8% Average
Read 205
Write 181
Mixed 147
SusWrite 172
40% 176 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 29.6
4K Mixed 15.1
56% 19.6 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 104
80% 108 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BF160B.C16 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
12.2% Very poor
MC Read 3
MC Write 3.7
MC Mixed 5.8
12% 4.17 GB/s
SC Read 0.9
SC Write 1
SC Mixed 4.1
6% 2 GB/s
Latency 158
25% 158 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X551MA Builds (Compare 338 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 29%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X551MA

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