Asus K43U

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 12%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.58% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 60% 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
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemAsus K43U  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK K43U
Memory0.3 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110826
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '17 at 07:11
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 18%
CPU Throttled 60%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD C-50
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1 GHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
28.4% Poor
Memory 54.1
1-Core 9.1
2-Core 19.2
22% 27.5 Pts
4-Core 18.5
8-Core 19.5
3% 19 Pts
64-Core 19.1
1% 19.1 Pts
Poor: 11%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 33%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6250
Asus(1043 103C) 384MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.880.0.0
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.58% Terrible
Lighting 0.6
Reflection 0.96
Parallax 0.75
0% 0.77 fps
MRender 0.95
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 1.04
1% 0.91 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.58%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST9320325AS 320GB-$34
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0003 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
34.7% Below average
Read 61.3
Write 59.7
Mixed 59.3
45% 60.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.11
4K Write 0.86
4K Mixed 0.18
40% 0.38 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5773DH0-CH9 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
8.06% Terrible
MC Read 2.7
MC Write 1.9
MC Mixed 3.3
8% 2.63 GB/s
SC Read 0.2
SC Write 0.1
SC Mixed 0.2
0% 0.17 GB/s
Latency 146
27% 146 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.06%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical K43U Builds (Compare 11 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 13%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: Asus K43U

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 4% - Terrible Total price: $109
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