Asus X550CL

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAsus X550CL  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X550CL
Memory1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140710
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateMar 21 '18 at 10:44
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-3217U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Memory 87.3
1-Core 49.6
2-Core 86.5
50% 74.5 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 125
17% 126 Pts
64-Core 128
8% 128 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710M
Asus(1043 223A) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.6909
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
3.94% Terrible
Lighting 4.73
Reflection 5.65
Parallax 3.94
4% 4.77 fps
MRender 4.33
Gravity 5.17
Splatting 5.35
4% 4.95 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.94%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB
347GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GG2OAF10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
47.7% Average
Read 85.3
Write 81
Mixed 74.6
60% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.13
55% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron MT8KTF51264HZ-1G6 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
32% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 10
MC Mixed 9.2
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 10
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 32%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X550CL Builds (Compare 465 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 X550CL

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