Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X542UF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics10% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
15 months ago, 15 months ago.
SystemAsus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X542UF  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X542UF
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJan 13 '23 at 11:48
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8550U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Memory 70.6
1-Core 86.6
2-Core 149
60% 102 Pts
4-Core 236
8-Core 340
36% 288 Pts
64-Core 366
23% 366 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia MX130
Asus(1043 10D1) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.7212
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
10% Very poor
Lighting 12.6
Reflection 14.9
Parallax 11.2
10% 12.9 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 12.4
Splatting 11.5
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
NT-512 512GB
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN11873
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 9.5 11 7.4 7 10 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 45% Great: 110%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB
850GB free
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 106 107 108 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 115
Write 94.9
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 107
71% 97 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.3
168% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.9% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 15.2
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 99.9
40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X542UF Builds (Compare 463 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X542UF

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