Asus X542UN

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	32.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

System	Asus X542UN (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X542UN
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190521
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '21 at 22:58
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	33%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	70% Very good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 88.5 2-Core 175 68% 116 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 412 46% 361 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1B10) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	3.79% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 17.3 Parallax 4.8 5% 9.37 fps	MRender 7.1 Gravity 0.1 Splatting 0 2% 2.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.79% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
HP S700 120GB-$30 4,522 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 44 50 37 38 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 414 Write 225 Mixed 362 SusWrite 78.7 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1.7 40% 8.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 95%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB 40,802 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 882GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 110 118 117 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 123 Write 115 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 113 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.8 226% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GB 122,420 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 10.9 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 10.2 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 43%

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Typical X542UN Builds (Compare 374 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Asus X542UN

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	204x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	167x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	2x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	241x
MX150-0NvidiaBench 14%, 29,453 samples	132x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1x

SSD
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GBBench 72%, 50,765 samples	34x
HFS128G39TND-N210A 128GBBench 61%, 41,519 samples	21x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	123x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	41x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 12GBHynixBench 50%, 4,021 samples	16x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16