Asus X550CA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 28%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 26.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics3.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive7.61% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 42% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
SystemAsus X550CA  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X550CA
Memory9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 02 '18 at 14:31
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 23%
CPU Throttled 42%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3337U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
26.8% Poor
Memory 44.9
1-Core 20.4
2-Core 33.4
23% 32.9 Pts
4-Core 53.1
8-Core 52.4
7% 52.8 Pts
64-Core 54.1
3% 54.1 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Asus(1043 124D) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3308
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.54% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 5.31
Parallax 2.78
3% 4.03 fps
MRender 4.14
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 7.52
4% 4.63 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.54%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 000056R8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
7.61% Terrible
Read 74.2
Write 33.8
Mixed 41.2
11% 49.7 MB/s
4K Read 3.63
4K Write 2.03
4K Mixed 1.69
9% 2.45 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 7.61%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ40UG8EFU0 Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6N1 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
23% Poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 8.2
MC Mixed 9
24% 8.43 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 5
14% 4.87 GB/s
Latency 181
22% 181 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23%
Great: 37%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X550CA Builds (Compare 432 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X550CA

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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