Asus X540SA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 14%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 26.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive34.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAsus X540SA  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X540SA
Memory0.8 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151125
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateDec 02 '20 at 06:30
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron N3050
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
26.6% Poor
Memory 47
1-Core 20.3
2-Core 39.3
25% 35.5 Pts
4-Core 39
8-Core 34.4
5% 36.7 Pts
64-Core 39.7
2% 39.7 Pts
Poor: 8%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 27%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics
Asus(1043 10C0) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5107
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
1.32% Terrible
Lighting 1.5
Reflection 2.2
Parallax 2.4
1% 2.03 fps
MRender 1.8
Gravity 1.7
Splatting 2
2% 1.83 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.32%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF870400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 81 33 88 77 73 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
34.1% Below average
Read 382
Write 298
Mixed 128
SusWrite 82.2
49% 223 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 17.2
4K Mixed 4.9
39% 12.5 MB/s
DQ Read 72.3
DQ Write 51
DQ Mixed 24.2
28% 49.2 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 55%
Seagate Expansion 1.5TB
430GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 101 91 122 122 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 71.7
Write 101
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 112
64% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.2
137% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4KTF25664HZ-1G6E2 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
15.1% Very poor
MC Read 3.9
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 4.7
15% 5.37 GB/s
SC Read 2.4
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 2.7
8% 2.67 GB/s
Latency 172
23% 172 ns
Poor: 9%
This bench: 15.1%
Great: 20%

 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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