Asus X542UQR

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.7% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Asus X542UQR (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X542UQR
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190521
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '22 at 18:44
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	23%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 75.5 1-Core 88.2 2-Core 187 66% 117 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 383 36% 300 Pts	64-Core 387 24% 387 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 57.7% 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 1A00) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	4.32% Terrible	Lighting 5.3 Reflection 11.7 Parallax 7.8 4% 8.27 fps	MRender 9.7 Gravity 8.4 Splatting 0.1 4% 6.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.32% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 429GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 207 203 205 209 203 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 379 Mixed 252 SusWrite 209 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 42.3 145% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 214 191% 290 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 114%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB 40,802 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 136GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 59 57 60 66 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 59.8 Write 67.8 Mixed 65.1 SusWrite 62.5 48% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.2 126% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5700-028.A00G 04CB AO1P24HC8T1-BSFS 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 22.5 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 23 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 76%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical X542UQR Builds (Compare 209 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

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Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X542UQR

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	130x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	77x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	1x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	150x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	57x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	2x

SSD
SSDSCKKW180H6 180GBIntelBench 73%, 778 samples	16x
WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GBWDCBench 45%, 85,321 samples	11x
THNSNK128GVN8 128GBToshibaBench 56%, 2,065 samples	9x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	47x
AO1P24HC8T1-BSFS 1x8GBAdataBench 36%, 6,338 samples	46x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 12GBHynixBench 50%, 4,021 samples	9x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16