Asus X550LN

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 46.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.1% 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 (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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.

System	Asus X550LN (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X550LN
Memory	8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140626
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 19:22
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	77%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 below expectations (28^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Memory 68.7 1-Core 57.2 2-Core 105 48% 76.9 Pts	4-Core 141 8-Core 135 19% 138 Pts	64-Core 140 9% 140 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.2% 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 131D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	3.42% Terrible	Lighting 3.63 Reflection 9.73 Parallax 5.97 3% 6.44 fps	MRender 5.48 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 7.3 4% 4.99 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.42% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 148 148 149 143 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 402 Write 334 Mixed 267 SusWrite 149 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 29.8 111% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 223 184% 267 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 134%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 82GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 154 150 148 142 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 362 Write 211 Mixed 234 SusWrite 148 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 58.2 4K Mixed 33 114% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 151 129% 190 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron Kingston 9905428-427.A00LF 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.5% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 12.7 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 9.7 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 51%

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

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Typical X550LN Builds (Compare 286 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X550LN

CPU
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	98x
Core i7-4500UIntel $393Bench 50%, 39,249 samples	76x
Core i5-4200UIntel $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples	55x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	208x
GeForce 840MNvidiaBench 9%, 20,978 samples	78x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	14x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	10x

RAM
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 50%, 972 samples	46x
Kingston ASU16D3LS1KFG/4G 8GBMicronBench 50%, 324 samples	19x
0114 SH564128FJ8NWRNSQR 6GBHynixBench 42%, 210 samples	17x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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