Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X542UF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.65% 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 Drive77.6% 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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAsus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X542UF  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X542UF
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 09 '23 at 20:51
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8550U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Memory 73.9
1-Core 92.6
2-Core 179
66% 115 Pts
4-Core 244
8-Core 328
36% 286 Pts
64-Core 333
21% 333 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia MX130
Asus(1043 10D1) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.7212
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
9.65% Terrible
Lighting 12.5
Reflection 14.9
Parallax 11.3
10% 12.9 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 12.5
Splatting 8.6
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.65%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
NT-512 512GB
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN11873
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 378 400 422 381 45 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 414
Write 438
Mixed 403
SusWrite 329
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 46.4
4K Mixed 30.3
103% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 236
168% 213 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 110%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB
851GB free
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 103 102 93 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 119
Write 113
Mixed 74.4
SusWrite 100
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.3
164% 2 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.1% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.5
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 12.5
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 92.7
43% 92.7 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X542UF Builds (Compare 466 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X542UF

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