Asus X540LJ

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	5.19% 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	84.5% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	Asus X540LJ (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X540LJ
Memory	8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190417
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '23 at 13:24
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5557U 1,590 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 1.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Memory 72.4 1-Core 57.9 2-Core 92.8 48% 74.4 Pts	4-Core 118 8-Core 133 16% 125 Pts	64-Core 130 8% 130 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Pro HD 6100 (Mobile) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 10D0) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5107 Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	5.19% Terrible	Lighting 6.8 Reflection 7.3 Parallax 8.5 6% 7.53 fps	MRender 4.9 Gravity 5.8 Splatting 5.7 4% 5.47 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.19% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 883GB free (System drive) Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 396 386 379 431 443 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 387 Write 368 Mixed 368 SusWrite 403 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 49.2 4K Mixed 32.5 106% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 217 173% 241 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 122%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 458GB free Firmware: SBK2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 125 126 122 126 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 61.2 Write 69.4 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 123 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.1 122% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G9N1 Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 12GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 9.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 10.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 50%

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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 X540LJ Builds (Compare 633 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X540LJ

CPU
Core i3-5005UIntelBench 38%, 50,603 samples	308x
Core i3-4005UIntelBench 39%, 37,483 samples	153x
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 42%, 107,407 samples	138x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	350x
GeForce 920MNvidiaBench 5%, 11,731 samples	163x
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	118x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	18x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x

RAM
8KTF51264HZ-1G9P2 1x4GBMicronBench 28%, 1,759 samples	114x
8KTF51264HZ-1G9N1 1x4GBMicronBench 31%, 1,166 samples	65x
M471B5173EB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 23%, 50,921 samples	55x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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