Asus X542UAR

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.18% 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 Drive	82.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 (11%). 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.

System	Asus X542UAR (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X542UAR
Memory	1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190521
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '19 at 12:17
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	11%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8250U 234,942 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 79.8 1-Core 95.1 2-Core 170 67% 115 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 483 52% 411 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 1A00) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	6.18% Terrible	Lighting 6.07 Reflection 9.58 Parallax 5.16 5% 6.93 fps	MRender 9.62 Gravity 6.73 Splatting 13.8 9% 10 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.18% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 189 86 163 97 135 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 478 Write 365 Mixed 347 SusWrite 160 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 69 4K Mixed 35.9 127% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 202 184% 280 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 97%
SanDisk Ultra Luxe 32GB 291 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 29GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 18 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 33.2 Write 16.5 Mixed 16.8 SusWrite 18 26% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.5 106% 3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 41%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 32GB 4,096 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 27GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 2.8 2.7 4.2 3.6 4.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	7.06% Terrible	Read 21.5 Write 5.2 Mixed 12 SusWrite 3.9 12% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.1 110% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.06% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT4G4SFS824A.M8FE Hynix HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 8GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.1% Above average	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.8 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 8.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 71%

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

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Typical X542UAR Builds (Compare 133 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Asus X542UAR

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	93x
Core i3-8130UIntelBench 48%, 25,471 samples	21x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	18x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	131x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1x

SSD
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GBBench 72%, 50,765 samples	42x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GBWDCBench 93%, 43,498 samples	5x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	30x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 1x4GBHynixBench 32%, 32,443 samples	15x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	13x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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