Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X540UBR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 55.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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 (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 88% 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 X540UBR  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X540UBR
Memory6.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200108
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 18 '21 at 06:07
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 50%
CPU Throttled 88%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8250U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
55.8% Above average
Memory 83.6
1-Core 80.4
2-Core 130
61% 98 Pts
4-Core 157
8-Core 206
23% 181 Pts
64-Core 178
11% 178 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Asus(1043 19EE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 5.4
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 8.3
4% 8 fps
Gravity 0.2
Splatting 0
0% 0.1 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$60
434GB free
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 415 376 380 386 333 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 429
Mixed 392
SusWrite 385
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 69.4
4K Mixed 43.6
142% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 149
131% 190 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 130%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDM4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 34 19 24 18 12 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Read 26.1
Write 35.1
Mixed 15.5
SusWrite 21
18% 24.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.1
50% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G3E1 Kingston 99U5624-012.A00G 12GB
2400, 2667 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.8% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 13.9
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 13.8
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X540UBR Builds (Compare 705 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X540UBR

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