Asus X550EA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.65% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAsus X550EA  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X550EA
Memory6.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131125
Uptime11.6 Days
Run DateJun 29 '17 at 23:18
Run Duration102 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A4-5000 APU
P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
31.2% Below average
Memory 47.8
1-Core 23.1
2-Core 46.2
26% 39 Pts
4-Core 85.3
8-Core 87.2
12% 86.2 Pts
64-Core 87.4
5% 87.4 Pts
Poor: 15%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 33%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8330
Asus(1043 148D) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1101.1002
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
1.65% Terrible
Lighting 1.8
Reflection 3.92
Parallax 2.34
2% 2.69 fps
MRender 2.62
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 2.91
2% 2.38 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.65%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR011 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
53% Above average
Read 400
Write 301
Mixed 308
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 21.1
4K Mixed 13.5
55% 17.4 MB/s
DQ Read 54.1
DQ Write 30.2
DQ Mixed 17
19% 33.8 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 53%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Micron 8JTF5126 4HZ-1GD 1 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
MC Read 6.5
MC Write 4.2
MC Mixed 5.7
16% 5.47 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 6.1
15% 5.17 GB/s
Latency 169
24% 169 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 17%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X550EA Builds (Compare 44 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 27%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X550EA

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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