Asus X542UAR

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.57% 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 Drive	99% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 88% 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 X542UAR (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X542UAR
Memory	9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '21 at 21:07
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8250U 234,942 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 70.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 216 73% 132 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 580 64% 506 Pts	64-Core 605 37% 605 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 1A00) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.57% Terrible	Lighting 6.9 Reflection 6.6 Parallax 8.1 6% 7.2 fps	MRender 9.8 Gravity 7 Splatting 12.9 8% 9.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.57% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 414 415 395 392 401 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 382 Mixed 385 SusWrite 404 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 30.5 147% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 49 99% 198 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 100%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 129 131 130 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 129 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Samsung M471A5244CB0-CRC 12GB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2133, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	67.6% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 20.8 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 22.1 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 70%

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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	7	60	15.5"	1280 720	CMN15D5

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Typical X542UAR Builds (Compare 133 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

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Desktop 53%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Asus X542UAR

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	93x
Core i3-8130UIntelBench 48%, 25,471 samples	21x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	18x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	131x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1x

SSD
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GBBench 72%, 50,765 samples	42x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GBWDCBench 93%, 43,498 samples	5x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	30x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 1x4GBHynixBench 32%, 32,443 samples	15x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	13x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16