Asus U36SD

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	31.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Asus U36SD (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK U36SD
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110926
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 22:46
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	91%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2430M-$53 41,461 User benchmarks, average bench 50% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Memory 77.7 1-Core 26.4 2-Core 73.2 40% 59.1 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 150 20% 150 Pts	64-Core 156 10% 156 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1682) 2GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.85% Terrible	Lighting 2.13 Reflection 2.69 Parallax 1.47 2% 2.1 fps	MRender 1.76 Gravity 1.2 Splatting 3.96 2% 2.31 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.85% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 86 128 151 159 157 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 120 Write 95.9 Mixed 115 SusWrite 129 26% 115 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 25.2 4K Mixed 16.5 45% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 68.9 DQ Mixed 66 59% 90 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 51%
Multiple Card Reader 4GB 846 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.2 5 5.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	3.25% Terrible	Read 12.3 Write 4 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 5 7% 6.38 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.25% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GB 8,137 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	20.1% Poor	MC Read 6.1 MC Write 6.2 MC Mixed 6.3 18% 6.2 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 5.7 15% 5.4 GB/s	Latency 84.9 47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical U36SD Builds (Compare 48 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Asus U36SD

CPU
Core i5-2430MIntel $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples	22x
Core i5-2410MIntel $160Bench 48%, 46,742 samples	13x
Core i7-2620MIntelBench 52%, 16,111 samples	7x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	36x
GeForce GT 520MNvidiaBench 2%, 5,654 samples	7x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	5x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	4x
Ultra Plus 256GBSanDisk $139Bench 81%, 17,545 samples	3x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	3x

RAM
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 029E CMSO4GX3M1A1333C9 8GBHynixBench 46%, 48 samples	5x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 Kingston 99U5428-046.A00LF 8GBHynixBench 44%, 63 samples	3x
ASU1333S9-4G-ECEWG 1x4GBKingstonBench 27%, 555 samples	3x

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Value: 41% - Average

Total price: $162

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