Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X542UF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 4% 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 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.65% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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 VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X542UF (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X542UF
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190522
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '22 at 22:00
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	29%
CPU Throttled	90%

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 i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 75.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 235 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 527 56% 445 Pts	64-Core 516 32% 516 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 71.7% 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 10D1) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	4.65% Terrible	Lighting 6.5 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 7.6 5% 8.53 fps	MRender 7.1 Gravity 7 Splatting 0.1 3% 4.73 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.65% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB 40,802 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 65 68 40 40 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 62.4 Write 35.8 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 52.6 35% 47.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 72%
Kingston SA400S37240GB 240GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 166GB free Firmware: 109R10A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 3.9 3.9 2.7 3.9 4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	4.83% Terrible	Read 13.5 Write 2 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 3.4 4% 5.6 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.83% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GB 122,420 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 10.9 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 12.2 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 88.7 45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 43%

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

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X542UF

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	264x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	174x
Core i3-8130UIntelBench 48%, 25,471 samples	22x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	342x
MX130NvidiaBench 9%, 14,117 samples	119x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	2x

SSD
SD9SN8W128G1002 128GBSandiskBench 66%, 3,521 samples	19x
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GBBench 72%, 50,765 samples	15x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	15x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	101x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	61x
M471A5244CB0-CRC 1x4GBSamsungBench 32%, 40,829 samples	18x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16