Asus VM42

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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 (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAsus VM42  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK VM42
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime5.7 Days
Run DateMay 04 '17 at 10:43
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron 2957U
BGA-1168, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.4 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
42.9% Average
Memory 73
1-Core 36.5
2-Core 63.2
40% 57.6 Pts
4-Core 77.6
8-Core 74.6
10% 76.1 Pts
64-Core 64.4
4% 64.4 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.92% Terrible
Lighting 1.97
Reflection 3.31
Parallax 2.97
2% 2.75 fps
MRender 4.71
Gravity 1.03
Splatting 3.52
2% 3.09 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.92%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 17.01H17 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
65.4% Good
Read 114
Write 114
Mixed 102
83% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.43
96% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 Kingston 9905469-157.A00LF 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36% Below average
MC Read 11.9
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 13.9
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 11.2
27% 9.57 GB/s
Latency 94.5
42% 94.5 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 36%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical VM42 Builds (Compare 36 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus VM42

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