Asus X542UQR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	110% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

CPU throttled at 90% 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 X542UQR (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X542UQR
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190521
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '20 at 13:02
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 73.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 192 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 551 58% 467 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1A00) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 7.17 Reflection 9.77 Parallax 7.84 6% 8.26 fps	Splatting 0.09 0% 0.09 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 370 395 401 397 393 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 291 Mixed 382 SusWrite 392 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 53.2 170% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 275 227% 327 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 689GB free Firmware: AX0R5J SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 113 113 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 113 65% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 62%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 16GB 796 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 14GB free, PID 5581, Ultra USB 3.0 16GB Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.2 9.5 8.4 9.3 9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 30.4 Write 19.3 Mixed 22.9 SusWrite 9.3 26% 20.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.5 133% 3 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB 144,145 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 10.2 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.7 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 93.4 43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 43%

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Desktop 53%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Asus X542UQR

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	128x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	77x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	1x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	148x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	57x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	2x

SSD
SSDSCKKW180H6 180GBIntelBench 73%, 778 samples	16x
WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GBWDCBench 45%, 85,321 samples	11x
THNSNK128GVN8 128GBToshibaBench 56%, 2,065 samples	9x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	47x
AO1P24HC8T1-BSFS 1x8GBAdataBench 36%, 6,338 samples	45x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 12GBHynixBench 50%, 4,021 samples	9x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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