Asus X542UQ

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 62.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.98% 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 Drive76.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 93% 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 X542UQ  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X542UQ
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170518
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 06 '19 at 03:47
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU 18%
CPU Throttled 93%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
62.6% Good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 204
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 29.2
27% 157 Pts
64-Core 28.3
2% 28.3 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 1A00) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
5.98% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 6.58
Parallax 6.44
6% 6.77 fps
MRender 10.2
Gravity 6.57
Splatting 6.04
6% 7.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.98%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT250MX500SSD4 250GB
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 319 373 366 355 213 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 393
Write 357
Mixed 354
SusWrite 320
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 26.8
128% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 39.2
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 58.3
50% 69.7 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 121%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
708GB free
Firmware: AX0R5J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 91 93 94 93 93 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 83
Write 85.2
Mixed 31.2
SusWrite 91.9
53% 72.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A5244BB0-CRC M471A5244CB0-CRC 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
64% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 19.4
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 21.9
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 64%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X542UQ Builds (Compare 220 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X542UQ

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