Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X540UAR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 53.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive62.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAsus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X540UAR  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X540UAR
Memory1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190823
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '22 at 23:11
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User HND-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Memory 79.8
1-Core 48.9
2-Core 103
49% 77.1 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 159
22% 162 Pts
64-Core 189
12% 189 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Asus(1043 12D1) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9805
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.66% Terrible
Lighting 5.5
Reflection 1.9
Parallax 5.8
4% 4.4 fps
MRender 3
Gravity 5.3
Splatting 0.2
2% 2.83 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.66%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 333 312 252 348 336 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 238
Write 242
Mixed 257
SusWrite 314
59% 262 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 42.4
4K Mixed 19.5
73% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 167
152% 231 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 108%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 32GB
5GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 17 21 12 14 14 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
28.5% Poor
Read 108
Write 20.4
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 14.3
55% 50.1 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 3.2
220% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AM1P26KC4U1-BACS 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.3% Poor
MC Read 11
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 7.1
27% 9.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 4.3
20% 7.07 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X540UAR Builds (Compare 849 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X540UAR

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