Asus X542UQ

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Asus X542UQ (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X542UQ
Memory	6.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '23 at 08:50
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7200U 205,332 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Memory 69.8 1-Core 83.1 2-Core 143 58% 98.7 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 208 27% 203 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1A00) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2115 Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	3.91% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 3.8 Parallax 5.1 5% 4.97 fps	MRender 8.2 Gravity 0.3 Splatting 0.2 2% 2.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.91% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB-$31 14,082 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 271 280 268 276 274 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 428 Write 278 Mixed 248 SusWrite 273 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 29.5 101% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 234 199% 292 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 128%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 638GB free Firmware: AX0R5J SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 74.6 Write 79.4 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 88.3 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AO1P24HC4R1-BSIS 04CB AO1P24HC8T1-BSFS 12GB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.7% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 12.5 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 12.9 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 41.7% 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: 0P 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	68	55	60	27"	1280 720	MSI30A2 MSI MP271

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Typical X542UQ Builds (Compare 220 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X542UQ

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples	151x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	44x
Core i3-7100UIntelBench 43%, 37,239 samples	22x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	154x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	65x
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	1x

SSD
HFS128G39TND-N210A 128GBBench 61%, 41,519 samples	22x
HFS256G39TND-N210A 256GBBench 70%, 39,780 samples	21x
WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GBWDCBench 45%, 85,321 samples	10x

RAM
AO1P24HC8T1-BSFS 1x8GBAdataBench 36%, 6,338 samples	106x
AO1P24HC4R1-BSIS 04CB AO1P24HC8T1-BSFS 12GBUnknownBench 50%, 60 samples	10x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	8x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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