Asus Q550LF

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.6% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Asus Q550LF (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK Q550LF
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '24 at 18:46
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4500U-$393 39,249 User benchmarks, average bench 50% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	51% Above average	Memory 74.9 1-Core 66.7 2-Core 116 53% 85.9 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 167 22% 162 Pts	64-Core 167 10% 167 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 12DD) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	2.95% Terrible	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 5.8 3% 3.83 fps	MRender 6 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.5 3% 4.23 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.95% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB 3,795 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 883GB free (System drive) Firmware: 52046100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 378 370 358 403 389 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 397 Write 407 Mixed 388 SusWrite 377 89% 392 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 32.3 110% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 297 224% 301 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston ASU16D3LS1KBG/4G 2x4GB 2,492 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.7% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 15.6 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 14.6 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 86.9 46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 57%

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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%	8	127	59	60	15.6"	1280 720	LGD0323

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Asus Q550LF

CPU
Core i7-4500UIntel $393Bench 50%, 39,249 samples	195x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	147x
GeForce GT 745MNvidiaBench 7%, 1,328 samples	47x
HD Graphics Family manual-gen9_2015-134121IntelBench 2%, 8 samples	1x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	8x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	6x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x

RAM
ASU16D3LS1KBG/4G 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 2,492 samples	56x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 30,873 samples	47x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 18,159 samples	14x

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Value: 43% - Average

Total price: $468

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16