Asus X542UN

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 88% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Asus X542UN (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X542UN
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190521
Uptime	21.2 Days
Run Date	May 07 '20 at 16:39
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	21%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8250U 234,942 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 64.3 1-Core 82.7 2-Core 152 57% 99.7 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 419 45% 357 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1B10) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7325 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	3% Terrible	Lighting 0 Reflection 8.65 Parallax 8.03 0% 5.56 fps	MRender 8.19 Gravity 6.97 Splatting 15.2 9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W128G1002 128GB 3,521 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6103002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 74 76 48 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 411 Write 152 Mixed 218 SusWrite 69.1 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 44.8 4K Mixed 11.6 50% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 228 176% 242 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 85%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 921GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 58 58 58 56 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 47.4 Write 63.7 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 57.2 40% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.3 124% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GB 122,420 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	40.2% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.2 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.9 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 116 35% 116 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 43%

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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 X542UN Builds (Compare 374 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X542UN

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	204x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	167x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	2x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	241x
MX150-0NvidiaBench 14%, 29,453 samples	132x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1x

SSD
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GBBench 72%, 50,765 samples	34x
HFS128G39TND-N210A 128GBBench 61%, 41,519 samples	21x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	123x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	41x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 12GBHynixBench 50%, 4,021 samples	16x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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