Asus S550CM

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
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 35.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory6GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 58% 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.
SystemAsus S550CM  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK S550CM
Memory1.7 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121123
Uptime7.3 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '19 at 00:52
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 25%
CPU Throttled 58%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
35.4% Below average
Memory 61.2
1-Core 25.5
2-Core 40
31% 42.2 Pts
4-Core 58.5
8-Core 61
8% 59.8 Pts
64-Core 60.6
4% 60.6 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Asus(1043 1587) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
3.42% Terrible
Lighting 3.83
Reflection 5.62
Parallax 2.66
3% 4.03 fps
MRender 4.14
Gravity 2.13
Splatting 7.35
4% 4.54 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.42%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD6SB2M512G1001 512GB
363GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X210801
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 270 358 354 362 370 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
59% Above average
Read 356
Write 335
Mixed 253
SusWrite 340
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 24.8
4K Mixed 18.5
63% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 87.9
DQ Mixed 93.9
71% 96.4 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 59%
Great: 100%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125
280GB free
Firmware: JA2OA560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 78 83 84 84 83 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
48.2% Average
Read 85.5
Write 85.2
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 82.2
52% 71.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 57%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7
7GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 8.2 8.6 8.6 8.6 5.1 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
10.4% Very poor
Read 39
Write 7.8
Mixed 5.8
SusWrite 7.9
15% 15.1 MB/s
4K Read 8.7
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.7
66% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 10.4%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB Asint SSZ302G08-GGNHC 6GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
26.4% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 9.4
MC Mixed 10
27% 9.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 4.9
16% 5.43 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 26.4%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical S550CM Builds (Compare 78 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus S550CM

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