Asus S550CM

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% 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 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	32.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 8 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.

CPU throttled at 79% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Asus S550CM (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK S550CM
Memory	3.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 8
BIOS Date	20121123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 30 '18 at 14:18
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	79%

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 i7-3537U 17,065 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Memory 83.1 1-Core 52.9 2-Core 97.8 51% 77.9 Pts	4-Core 140 8-Core 140 19% 140 Pts	64-Core 136 8% 136 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1587) 2.2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.2867 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.71% Terrible	Lighting 4.13 Reflection 4.58 Parallax 3.03 3% 3.91 fps	MRender 5.1 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 7.7 4% 5.04 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.71% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1149 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 576 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 34 (AD) Unknown 100 100 27525164 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 151 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 5 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2247749	32.7% Below average	Read 328 Write 44.5 Mixed 153 38% 175 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 5.14 56% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 21.2 DQ Write 35 DQ Mixed 4.38 10% 20.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 83%
Sandisk U100 24GB 1,395 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 15GB free Firmware: 10.56.02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3764 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4370 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 21 (AE) Unknown 100 100 247 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 70 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 36 (F1) Unknown 100 100 153845286 (F2) Unknown 100 100 322851669	29.4% Poor	Read 350 Write 82.1 Mixed 134 41% 189 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 11.2 4K Mixed 5.25 32% 9.81 MB/s	DQ Read 35.3 DQ Write 8.81 DQ Mixed 5.29 8% 16.5 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CK0 Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-PB 6GB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	45.8% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 15.7 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 11.7 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical S550CM Builds (Compare 78 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Asus S550CM

CPU
Core i5-3317UIntel $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples	46x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	19x
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	5x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	72x
GeForce GT 635MNvidiaBench 3%, 3,113 samples	6x

SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	4x
U100 24GBSandiskBench 31%, 1,395 samples	3x
120GB 120GBSSDBench 59%, 4,995 samples	3x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	12x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	9x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB Asint SSZ302G08-GGNHC 6GBHynixBench 44%, 204 samples	8x

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Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $277

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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