Asus X540LA

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 15% Tree trunk	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 10.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	1.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	24.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Asus X540LA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X540LA
Memory	1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '23 at 07:10
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4005U 37,483 User benchmarks, average bench 39% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Memory 14.1 1-Core 24.2 2-Core 36.7 14% 25 Pts	4-Core 40.3 8-Core 69.9 7% 55.1 Pts	64-Core 61.7 4% 61.7 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 275,372 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 10D0) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.15.4281 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	1.42% Terrible	Lighting 1.4 Reflection 1.4 Parallax 4.8 1% 2.53 fps	MRender 2.6 Gravity 1.7 Splatting 2.8 2% 2.37 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.42% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF870400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 106 61 30 49 68 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.6% Poor	Read 271 Write 244 Mixed 58.6 SusWrite 68.4 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 7.2 20% 7.4 MB/s	DQ Read 79.7 DQ Write 58.1 DQ Mixed 24.1 30% 54 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 55%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 299GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 72 89 81 72 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 89.1 Write 75.5 Mixed 41 SusWrite 75.3 51% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-YK0 1x8GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	MC Read 7.6 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 6.6 21% 7.2 GB/s	SC Read 3.1 SC Write 3.4 SC Mixed 4.8 11% 3.77 GB/s	Latency 136 30% 136 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 31%

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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	27	12	60	15.5"	1280 720	CMN15CA

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X540LA

CPU
Core i3-5005UIntelBench 38%, 50,603 samples	413x
Core i3-4005UIntelBench 39%, 37,483 samples	100x
Core i3-5020UIntelBench 51%, 3,262 samples	39x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	482x
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	100x
HD GraphicsIntelBench 3%, 14 samples	1x

SSD
SD9SB8W256G1002 256GBSandiskBench 71%, 676 samples	35x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
HFS128G32TND-N210A 128GBBench 63%, 4,377 samples	20x

RAM
8KTF51264HZ-1G9P2 1x4GBMicronBench 28%, 1,759 samples	83x
AO1L16BC4R1-BUTS 1x4GBAdataBench 27%, 361 samples	76x
ASU16D3LS1KBGR/4G 1x4GBKingstonBench 28%, 248 samples	76x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	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