Asus X542UA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.71% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 93% 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 X542UA  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X542UA
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191003
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 24 '21 at 23:42
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 87%
CPU Throttled 93%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
52.8% Above average
Memory 61.2
1-Core 71.2
2-Core 154
54% 95.5 Pts
4-Core 253
8-Core 277
35% 265 Pts
64-Core 280
17% 280 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 1A00) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
5.71% Terrible
Lighting 6.6
Reflection 3.2
Parallax 7.1
5% 5.63 fps
MRender 4.8
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 10.5
6% 7.33 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.71%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 333 396 370 312 324 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 423
Write 388
Mixed 361
SusWrite 332
85% 376 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 55.5
4K Mixed 19.7
90% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 175
158% 237 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
36.6% Below average
MC Read 14
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 11.1
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 9.7
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 11: 1R 2G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
11% 18% 17 27 16 60 15.5" 1920 1080 AUO38ED
Typical X542UA Builds (Compare 54 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X542UA

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