Asus X541UA

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 2% 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 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 95% 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 X541UA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X541UA
Memory	0.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190417
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '21 at 17:48
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	95%

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 i5-6198DU 2,822 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	52% Above average	Memory 65.9 1-Core 83.9 2-Core 146 58% 98.6 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 219 30% 221 Pts	64-Core 215 13% 215 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 510 6,504 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 12F0) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	2.27% Terrible	Lighting 3 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 3.7 2% 3.13 fps	MRender 4.9 Gravity 3.1 Splatting 0.1 2% 2.7 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.27% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Walram 128GB 128GB 131 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 22 44 59 57 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 380 Write 300 Mixed 302 SusWrite 62.7 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 9.8 84% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 31.5 76% 154 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 100%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABF050 500GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 21GB free, PID 0611 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 35 37 36 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 31.7 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 35.4 40% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 1x4GB 4,474 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	38.3% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 11.5 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 13 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 41%

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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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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Asus X541UA

CPU
Core i5-6198DUIntelBench 55%, 2,822 samples	74x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	37x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	33x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	91x
HD Graphics 510IntelBench 2%, 6,504 samples	73x
1.0 Driver for Intel HD Graphics 510TensorBench 1%, 1 sample	1x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	7x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	4x

RAM
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 1x8GBMicronBench 36%, 24,227 samples	52x
8ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 1x4GBMicronBench 37%, 4,474 samples	38x
M471A5143EB0-CPB 1x4GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,518 samples	21x

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Value: 32% - Below average

Total price: $38

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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16