Asus X550LN

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 48.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	5.45% 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	43.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 70% 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 X550LN (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X550LN
Memory	2.3 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '21 at 22:46
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%
CPU Throttled	70%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4210U 82,966 User benchmarks, average bench 41% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Memory 79.6 1-Core 39.8 2-Core 96.1 46% 71.8 Pts	4-Core 100 8-Core 138 15% 120 Pts	64-Core 144 9% 144 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 840M 20,978 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Asus(1043 131D) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6589 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	5.45% Terrible	Lighting 5.4 Reflection 10.7 Parallax 10.6 4% 8.9 fps	MRender 5.3 Gravity 13.2 Splatting 8.8 8% 9.1 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 5.45% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP600 64GB 663 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 65 70 70 71 70 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.2% Average	Read 235 Write 68.6 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 67.7 26% 116 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 20.8 82% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 73.5 DQ Mixed 57.8 55% 86.5 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 86%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 427GB free Firmware: 0001LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 86 85 88 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	48% Average	Read 83.6 Write 90 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 83.9 56% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix 0114 SH564128FJ8NWRNSQR 6GB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.6% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 10.6 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 11.5 23% 7.97 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.6% 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 X550LN Builds (Compare 287 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X550LN

CPU
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	98x
Core i7-4500UIntel $393Bench 50%, 39,249 samples	76x
Core i5-4200UIntel $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples	56x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	209x
GeForce 840MNvidiaBench 9%, 20,978 samples	78x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	14x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	10x

RAM
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 50%, 972 samples	46x
Kingston ASU16D3LS1KFG/4G 8GBMicronBench 50%, 324 samples	19x
0114 SH564128FJ8NWRNSQR 6GBHynixBench 42%, 210 samples	17x

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Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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