Asus X542UQ

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.45% 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 Drive32% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
High background CPU (25%). 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
Memory7 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190524
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateMay 07 '20 at 09:28
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 25%
CPU Throttled 93%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 1.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
63.6% Good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 104
2-Core 186
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 303
8-Core 27.1
29% 165 Pts
64-Core 291
18% 291 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 1A00) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7325
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
6.45% Terrible
Lighting 6.67
Reflection 6.96
Parallax 0.09
5% 4.57 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 6.63
Splatting 14.1
8% 9.76 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.45%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UI500000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 42 11 8.2 38 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
32% Below average
Read 360
Write 237
Mixed 272
SusWrite 57.5
52% 232 MB/s
4K Read 9.8
4K Write 18
4K Mixed 10.6
38% 12.8 MB/s
DQ Read 40.1
DQ Write 63.8
DQ Mixed 41.4
34% 48.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32%
Great: 52%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
866GB free
Firmware: AX0R5J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 108 109 100 111 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 98.7
Write 101
Mixed 34.8
SusWrite 107
62% 85.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 59%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown AO1P24HC4R1-BSIS 04CB AO1P24HC8T1-BSFS 12GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.1% Below average
MC Read 3.7
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 15.7
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 1.3
SC Mixed 0.4
13% 4.7 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 70%

 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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