Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X542UF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.52% 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.
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.
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.
CPU throttled at 90% 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.
SystemAsus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X542UF  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X542UF
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171204
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '18 at 19:08
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User QAT-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
66.4% Good
Memory 75.1
1-Core 90.7
2-Core 203
69% 123 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 466
48% 389 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia MX130
Asus(1043 10D1) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8816
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
5.52% Terrible
Lighting 5.2
Reflection 7.46
Parallax 8.06
4% 6.91 fps
MRender 12.5
Gravity 8.77
Splatting 8.7
8% 9.98 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.52%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB
865GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.01A03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 148
Write 113
Mixed 101
90% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.28
4K Write 7.8
4K Mixed 0.34
235% 3.14 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
40.6% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 11
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 13.2
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 90.2
44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 43%

 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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