Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X542UF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.33% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
Run History
4 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAsus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X542UF  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X542UF
Memory5.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190522
Uptime27.5 Days
Run DateApr 16 '20 at 14:21
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 41%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Memory 64.2
1-Core 44.6
2-Core 134
47% 81 Pts
4-Core 265
8-Core 357
39% 311 Pts
64-Core 417
26% 417 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Asus(1043 10D1) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7325
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
4.33% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 6.54
Parallax 7.47
3% 5.94 fps
MRender 8.29
Gravity 6.37
Splatting 9.52
7% 8.06 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.33%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB
628GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 34 71 81 91 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
46% Average
Read 86
Write 106
Mixed 56
SusWrite 73.2
59% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.3
132% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 46%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4SFS824A.M8FE Hynix HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 12GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.8% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 14.2
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 13.3
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 74%

 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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