Asus Q525UAR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.61% 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 Drive219% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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 (19%). 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
SystemAsus Q525UAR  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK Q525UAR
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180928
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 22 '19 at 01:34
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 82.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
85% 155 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 617
66% 528 Pts
64-Core 589
36% 589 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Asus(1043 1B00) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.61% Terrible
Lighting 6.87
Reflection 8.92
Parallax 6.41
6% 7.4 fps
MRender 10.6
Gravity 6.03
Splatting 13.6
9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.61%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
723GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 893 870 839 801 800 797 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 498
Mixed 498
SusWrite 833
133% 586 MB/s
4K Read 67.3
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 92.7
306% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,259
DQ Write 1,097
DQ Mixed 1,132
861% 1,163 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 219%
Great: 410%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
2TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 124 132 134 134 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 119
Write 124
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 132
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1.4
318% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 Kingston KHX2400C14S4/8G 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
70.3% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 20.7
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Q525UAR Builds (Compare 86 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Asus Q525UAR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $66
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