Asus X550LA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.35% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Asus X550LA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X550LA
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130723
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '16 at 20:26
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4200U-$281 64,450 User benchmarks, average bench 43% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 88.2 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 125 60% 94.9 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 180 24% 181 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 275,372 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 131D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.15.4256 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	3.35% Terrible	Lighting 3.47 Reflection 5.69 Parallax 5.66 3% 4.94 fps	MRender 6.95 Gravity 2.03 Splatting 6.61 4% 5.2 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.35% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: GH2OA450 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 213 213 81604378625 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 49 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 8132 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 49 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 43 43 577531 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 184684576805 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	62.2% Good	Read 108 Write 108 Mixed 104 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.22 81% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 72%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 161GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 149GB free Firmware: 1.0 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 120 Write 108 Mixed 108 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.2 69% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 97%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 10GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 9GB free Firmware: 1.0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	67.4% Good	Read 120 Write 115 Mixed 99.9 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.22 86% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron Kingston ASU16D3LS1KBG/4G 8GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.4 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 16.1 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 55%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X550LA

CPU
Core i5-4200UIntel $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples	61x
Core i3-4010UIntel $280Bench 44%, 12,162 samples	40x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	36x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	211x
Iris Pro HD 5100 (Mobile 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 4,565 samples	5x
HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 6,906 samples	1x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	4x
MX500 500GBCrucial $49Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	4x

RAM
1x4GBElpidaBench 28%, 3,874 samples	37x
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 50%, 972 samples	19x
1x4GBSamsungBench 23%, 4,437 samples	17x

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Value: 41% - Average

Total price: $309

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16