Asus X540UA

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 92% 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 X540UA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X540UA
Memory	7.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200326
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '21 at 08:52
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7200U 205,332 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 73.8 1-Core 50.9 2-Core 188 58% 104 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 249 34% 254 Pts	64-Core 258 16% 258 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake) 387,149 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 1E00) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9684 Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	4.08% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 3.5 Parallax 7.5 5% 5.77 fps	MRender 7.5 Gravity 1 Splatting 0.2 2% 2.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.08% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 193 225 218 222 213 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 370 Write 270 Mixed 278 SusWrite 218 64% 284 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 43.7 128% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 247 203% 293 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 111%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 1TB 3,447 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 111GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 73 72 76 76 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 138 Write 137 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 75.8 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.6 225% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 Transcend JM3200HSG-8G 12GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2400, 3200 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	63.1% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 15 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 92.8 43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 63%

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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 X540UA Builds (Compare 92 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X540UA

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples	36x
Core i3-6006UIntelBench 36%, 47,111 samples	32x
Core i3-7100UIntelBench 43%, 37,239 samples	9x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	52x
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	32x
HD Graphics 510IntelBench 2%, 6,504 samples	8x

SSD
SD9SB8W256G1002 256GBSandiskBench 71%, 676 samples	14x
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GBBench 78%, 6,868 samples	9x
HFS128G32TND-N210A 128GBBench 63%, 4,377 samples	6x

RAM
8ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 1x4GBMicronBench 37%, 4,474 samples	30x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G6H11 1x8GBMicronBench 37%, 200 samples	29x
M471A5143EB1-CPB 1x4GBSamsungBench 28%, 138 samples	9x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16