Asus X542UQ

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 44.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive61.4% 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 (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAsus X542UQ  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X542UQ
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170518
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '23 at 10:49
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
44.6% Average
Memory 63.5
1-Core 60.4
2-Core 108
47% 77.5 Pts
4-Core 150
8-Core 156
20% 153 Pts
64-Core 156
10% 156 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 56%
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 as expected (43rd percentile)
3.78% Terrible
Lighting 5.5
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 6.2
4% 7.47 fps
MRender 4.3
Gravity 5.5
Splatting 0.2
2% 3.33 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.78%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS256G39TND-N210A 256GB
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30200P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 231 202 215 173 176 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 389
Write 243
Mixed 200
SusWrite 204
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 35.5
4K Mixed 18.8
71% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 175
155% 232 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 83%
Intenso Speed Line 64GB
33GB free, PID 0917
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 42 43 42 44 44 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
27.9% Poor
Read 124
Write 44.3
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 39.6
66% 59.1 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 26%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AO1P24HC8T1-BSFS 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.3% Below average
MC Read 12.4
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 9.8
32% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 10.8
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X542UQ Builds (Compare 220 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X542UQ

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