Asus X550CL

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAsus X550CL  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X550CL
Memory1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130802
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateAug 06 '20 at 22:58
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User MKD-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-3217U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
50.7% Above average
Memory 81.1
1-Core 33.7
2-Core 75.1
43% 63.3 Pts
4-Core 122
8-Core 120
16% 121 Pts
64-Core 126
8% 126 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 53%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB
271GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GR2OA230
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 99 98 93 84 95 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
38.2% Below average
Read 40
Write 33
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 93.1
34% 46.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.4
83% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron MT8KTF51264HZ-1G6 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
30.3% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 9.1
28% 9.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 9.4
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 78.5
51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X550CL Builds (Compare 465 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X550CL

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