Asus X550MD

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive49.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAsus X550MD  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X550MD
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 10 '19 at 16:17
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium N3540
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
35.3% Below average
Memory 54.8
1-Core 24.7
2-Core 49.2
30% 42.9 Pts
4-Core 94.6
8-Core 88.6
12% 91.6 Pts
64-Core 93.9
6% 93.9 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 40%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail 0.667 - 0.854 GHz)
Asus(1043 176D) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
0.89% Terrible
Lighting 0.93
Reflection 6.15
Parallax 1.03
1% 2.71 fps
MRender 1.86
Gravity 0.87
Splatting 1.48
1% 1.4 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.89%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC400 128GB-$75
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM001B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 203 213 221 232 233 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.5% Average
Read 239
Write 238
Mixed 205
SusWrite 217
51% 225 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 20.9
4K Mixed 19
62% 19.2 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 60.8
74% 130 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 106%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
466GB free
Firmware: 0006HPM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 99 100 101 100 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Read 102
Write 96.4
Mixed 52
SusWrite 98.4
64% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5428-018.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.2% Very poor
MC Read 7
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 6.9
20% 7.03 GB/s
SC Read 1.9
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 2.6
8% 2.67 GB/s
Latency 144
28% 144 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X550MD Builds (Compare 53 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X550MD

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