Asus Q550LF

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 40% Jet ski	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	2.43% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.7% 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Asus Q550LF (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK Q550LF
Memory	7.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140113
Uptime	181.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '24 at 16:33
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^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 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Memory 62.4 1-Core 41.8 2-Core 74.2 39% 59.5 Pts	4-Core 86 8-Core 117 13% 101 Pts	64-Core 134 8% 134 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.8% 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 below expectations (38^th percentile)	2.43% Terrible	Lighting 2.7 Reflection 2.1 Parallax 4.4 2% 3.07 fps	MRender 5.1 Gravity 1.9 Splatting 3.6 3% 3.53 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.43% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 418GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 289 238 183 300 328 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 420 Write 346 Mixed 224 SusWrite 274 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 27.3 72% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 156 153% 246 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BF160B.C16 Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 12GB 197 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	31.2% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 10.1 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 9.7 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 137 29% 137 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 55%

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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	56	29	60	15.6"	1280 720	LGD042C

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Typical Q550LF Builds (Compare 196 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Asus Q550LF

CPU
Core i7-4500UIntel $393Bench 50%, 39,249 samples	196x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	147x
GeForce GT 745MNvidiaBench 7%, 1,328 samples	48x
HD Graphics Family manual-gen9_2015-134121IntelBench 2%, 8 samples	1x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	8x
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 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: $469

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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