Asus X540SAA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 24%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 22.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.25% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68.3% 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemAsus X540SAA  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X540SAA
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160804
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '21 at 20:09
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium N3700
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
22.6% Poor
Memory 30.3
1-Core 23.9
2-Core 46.8
21% 33.7 Pts
4-Core 85.8
8-Core 88.8
12% 87.3 Pts
64-Core 93.1
6% 93.1 Pts
Poor: 15%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 32%
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)
1.25% Terrible
Lighting 1.7
Reflection 1
Parallax 2.9
1% 1.87 fps
MRender 1.7
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 1.2
1% 1.23 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.25%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3501103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 342 345 351 359 336 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 415
Write 341
Mixed 343
SusWrite 343
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 40.4
4K Mixed 21.6
81% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 108
89% 127 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF1G64HDZ-1G6A1 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
20.2% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 8.5
MC Mixed 6.7
22% 7.63 GB/s
SC Read 2.9
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 3.7
11% 3.8 GB/s
Latency 253
16% 253 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 20.2%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0% 0% 0 9 6 60 15.5" 1280 720 BOE066E
Typical X540SAA Builds (Compare 93 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 X540SAA

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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