Asus X540SA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 29%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAsus X540SA  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X540SA
Memory2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170120
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '20 at 15:13
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium N3700
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
29.1% Poor
Memory 42.1
1-Core 24
2-Core 48.2
25% 38.1 Pts
4-Core 94.7
8-Core 96.3
13% 95.5 Pts
64-Core 95.2
6% 95.2 Pts
Poor: 15%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 32%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics
Asus(1043 10C0) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
1.69% Terrible
Lighting 1.87
Reflection 2.31
Parallax 2.88
2% 2.35 fps
MRender 2.43
Gravity 2.2
Splatting 2.65
2% 2.43 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.69%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 120GB
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0302A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 348 358 339 104 75 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 405
Write 319
Mixed 314
SusWrite 257
73% 324 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 46.4
4K Mixed 23.2
90% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 51.6
73% 135 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6P1 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21% Poor
MC Read 7.6
MC Write 8.8
MC Mixed 7
22% 7.8 GB/s
SC Read 3.4
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 3.5
11% 3.97 GB/s
Latency 193
21% 193 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 21%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X540SA Builds (Compare 233 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 X540SA

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 18% - Very poor Total price: $29
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