Asus S400CA

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 49%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	24.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (72%). 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 S400CA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK S400CA
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140127
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 04:27
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	72%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225 26,848 User benchmarks, average bench 47% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	49% Average	Memory 80.3 1-Core 42.4 2-Core 75.3 45% 66 Pts	4-Core 99.7 8-Core 140 15% 120 Pts	64-Core 150 9% 150 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 10FD) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.28% Terrible	Lighting 3.67 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 2.59 3% 3.73 fps	MRender 4.52 Gravity 2.13 Splatting 6.65 4% 4.44 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.28% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk U100 24GB 1,395 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS.56.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 16 16 14 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 344 Write 18.2 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 15.7 22% 104 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 3.8 34% 8.6 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 34%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 656GB free Firmware: AX1P2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 91.2 Write 90.5 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 92.9 56% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF5126 4HZ1G6D 1 04CB AM1L16BC4R1-B1GS 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.4% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 13.4 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 9.5 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 44%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Asus S400CA

CPU
Core i5-3317UIntel $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples	217x
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	58x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	23x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	327x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	20x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples	3x

SSD
U100 24GBSandiskBench 31%, 1,395 samples	29x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
8JTF5126 4HZ1G6D 1 1x4GBMicronBench 28%, 804 samples	73x
1x4GBElpidaBench 28%, 3,874 samples	34x
8JTF5126 4HZ1G6D 1 Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-PB 6GBMicronBench 40%, 115 samples	24x

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Total price: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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