Asus UN42

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 41.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAsus UN42  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK UN42
Memory1.6 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150323
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 09 '21 at 17:11
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (40th 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 (64th percentile)
41.9% Average
Memory 71.8
1-Core 39.8
2-Core 69.9
41% 60.5 Pts
4-Core 71.7
8-Core 78.4
10% 75.1 Pts
64-Core 78.8
5% 78.8 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 41.9%
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. 20.19.15.4835
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.7% Terrible
Lighting 2
Reflection 1.7
Parallax 2.9
2% 2.2 fps
MRender 3.8
Gravity 1
Splatting 2.1
2% 2.3 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.7%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT41B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 116 116 114 113 114 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 451
Write 438
Mixed 331
SusWrite 148
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 33.6
108% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 146
110% 147 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 118%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB
472GB free, PID 0830
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 35 35 35 35 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
18.1% Very poor
Read 33.7
Write 34.1
Mixed 28.9
SusWrite 34.5
45% 32.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-1600C11-4GSL Hynix HMT425S6AFR6A-PB 6GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
35.5% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 12.5
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 10.3
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 97.3
41% 97.3 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical UN42 Builds (Compare 5 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: Asus UN42

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