Asus UX490UAR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive190% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 90% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
SystemAsus UX490UAR  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK UX490UAR
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190417
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateOct 19 '20 at 20:20
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8550U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Memory 69.3
1-Core 113
2-Core 146
65% 109 Pts
4-Core 176
8-Core 219
25% 198 Pts
64-Core 222
14% 222 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Asus(1043 1C30) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8783
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
3.96% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 6.23
Parallax 4.53
3% 4.92 fps
MRender 6.86
Gravity 4
Splatting 8.04
5% 6.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.96%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY7501Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 804 639 640 629 616 624 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 1,099
Write 705
Mixed 543
SusWrite 659
168% 751 MB/s
4K Read 57
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 72.8
251% 88 MB/s
DQ Read 898
DQ Write 384
DQ Mixed 474
395% 585 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 190%
Great: 259%
Seagate USB 970GB
903GB free, PID a013
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 132 132 132 127 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53.6% Above average
Read 131
Write 131
Mixed 78.3
SusWrite 130
158% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
101% 1.47 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron MT52L1G32D4PG-093 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.1% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 21.5
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 19.8
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical UX490UAR Builds (Compare 49 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Asus UX490UAR

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