Asus X540LJ

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.55% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Asus X540LJ (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X540LJ
Memory	2.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161101
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '24 at 20:23
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-5005U 50,603 User benchmarks, average bench 38% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Memory 76.5 1-Core 59.9 2-Core 99.1 50% 78.5 Pts	4-Core 151 8-Core 151 20% 151 Pts	64-Core 150 9% 150 Pts
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 10D0) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5107 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	3.55% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 2 Parallax 5.8 3% 3.93 fps	MRender 4.5 Gravity 4.1 Splatting 6 4% 4.87 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.55% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 120GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 39 99 20 93 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 297 Write 89 Mixed 166 SusWrite 56.3 33% 152 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 20 74% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 94.3 86% 130 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 88%
Kingston SUV500480G 480GB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 40GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 174 99 62 105 46 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 319 Write 197 Mixed 230 SusWrite 113 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 6 41% 10.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 86%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 924GB free Firmware: AX0R2J SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 107 107 109 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 101 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 107 62% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G9N1 0112 76.A305G.C5G0B 6GB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.4% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 10.3 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 88.6 45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 4: 0P 0R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
4%	3%	59	74	3	60	15.5"	1280 720	CMN15CA

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 39%

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Workstation 2%

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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	137x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	349x
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	25x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 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: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16