Asus N550JK

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 34% Sail boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	3.11% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 28% 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 N550JK (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK N550JK
Memory	1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140123
Uptime	19.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '21 at 20:00
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	32%
CPU Throttled	28%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4200H 11,882 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.9% Below average	Memory 62 1-Core 15.6 2-Core 37.8 28% 38.5 Pts	4-Core 50.6 8-Core 40 6% 45.3 Pts	64-Core 45.4 3% 45.4 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 11CD) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	3.11% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 16.5 Parallax 6.3 3% 8.8 fps	MRender 5.3 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.9 3% 4.17 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.11% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 158 134 154 162 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 373 Write 179 Mixed 187 SusWrite 158 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 28 4K Mixed 15.5 57% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 59.4 DQ Mixed 91.2 67% 89.6 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 76%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 302GB free Firmware: GG2OAF10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 83 76 86 90 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 91.6 Write 84.9 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 84.9 54% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
SHARETRONIC Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 8GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	23.5% Poor	MC Read 7.6 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 9.2 24% 8.23 GB/s	SC Read 4.6 SC Write 3.9 SC Mixed 7.2 15% 5.23 GB/s	Latency 122 33% 122 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 9: 0R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
9%	20%	25	43	2	60	23.8"	2560 1440	DELD0C2 DELL P2418D

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Typical N550JK Builds (Compare 819 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

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System: Asus N550JK

CPU
Core i7-4700HQIntel $370Bench 62%, 42,062 samples	526x
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples	274x
Core i5-4200HIntelBench 57%, 11,882 samples	17x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	552x
GTX 850MNvidiaBench 14%, 13,931 samples	267x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	25x
X110 256GBSanDisk $100Bench 79%, 4,989 samples	22x

RAM
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples	232x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	103x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 M471B1G73QH0-YK0 12GBSamsungBench 41%, 874 samples	41x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $450

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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