Asus X542UQR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.84% 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 DriveThe 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAsus X542UQR  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X542UQR
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190521
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateJun 24 '20 at 17:10
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU 13%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8550U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 119
2-Core 225
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 507
57% 446 Pts
64-Core 519
32% 519 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Asus(1043 1A00) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7325
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.84% Terrible
Lighting 6.83
Reflection 10
Parallax 7.97
6% 8.27 fps
MRender 11.7
Gravity 6.73
Splatting 14.5
9% 11 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.84%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB
476GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 25 70 85 86 91 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 78.5
Write 98
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 68.4
57% 76.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.3
136% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 72%
Mass Storage Device 500GB
160GB free, PID 6116
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 34 38 38 39 38 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
15.6% Very poor
Read 35.3
Write 33
Mixed 25
SusWrite 37.6
44% 32.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 22%
Mass Storage Device 640GB
12GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 34 37 38 38 38 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
17.9% Very poor
Read 35
Write 36.7
Mixed 26.5
SusWrite 37.2
46% 33.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A5244CB0-CRC 04CB AO1P24HC4R1-BSIS 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.5% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 17.4
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 17.7
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X542UQR

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