Asus X542UQ

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
Processor	With 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 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 92% 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.

System	Asus X542UQ (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X542UQ
Memory	2.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190524
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '21 at 08:47
Run Duration	320 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	24%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7200U 205,332 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Memory 76.6 1-Core 51.1 2-Core 93.8 48% 73.8 Pts	4-Core 110 8-Core 117 15% 113 Pts	64-Core 110 7% 110 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1A00) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	3.2% Terrible	Lighting 4.5 Reflection 3.5 Parallax 0.3 4% 2.77 fps	MRender 5 Gravity 4.5 Splatting 0.1 2% 3.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.2% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 82 92 77 74 81 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60.4% Good	Read 272 Write 213 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 89.9 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 33.1 98% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 197 171% 256 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 104%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 185GB free Firmware: AX0R5J SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 107 107 107 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 99.3 Write 100 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 105 61% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 04CB AO1P24HC8T1-BSFS 16GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.2% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 17.8 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 73%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0R 1G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
3%	5%	20	29	21	60	15.5"	1280 720	BOE069C

History: Score 16: 2R 1G 3B | Score 20: 3R 1G 2B | Score 3: 0R 1G 0B

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Typical X542UQ Builds (Compare 220 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X542UQ

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples	151x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	44x
Core i3-7100UIntelBench 43%, 37,239 samples	22x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	154x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	65x
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	1x

SSD
HFS128G39TND-N210A 128GBBench 61%, 41,519 samples	22x
HFS256G39TND-N210A 256GBBench 70%, 39,780 samples	21x
WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GBWDCBench 45%, 85,321 samples	10x

RAM
AO1P24HC8T1-BSFS 1x8GBAdataBench 36%, 6,338 samples	106x
AO1P24HC4R1-BSIS 04CB AO1P24HC8T1-BSFS 12GBUnknownBench 50%, 60 samples	10x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	8x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16